What is biomimicry and what are the main benefits?
In: Biology
Nature has already solved a lot of really complex problems. Biomimicry tries to recreate those solutions with technology.
Some examples I found because I’m too lazy to write better ones:
1. Climbing pads capable of supporting human weight are a mimic of the biomechanics of gecko feet.
2. The aerodynamics of the famous Japanese Bullet train was inspired by the shape of a bird’s beak.
3. The first flying machine heavier than the air from the Wright brothers, in 1903, was inspired by flying pigeons.
4. Architecture is inspired by termite mounds to design passive cooling structures.
5. Velcro is born from the observation of the hooks implemented by some plants for the propagation of their seeds via animal’s coat.
6. The study of shark skin is at the origin of particularly effective swimming suits, as well as a varnish for planes fuselage
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