Many living organisms on Earth inhabit an environment that is, in one way or another, trying to work against it: scorching heat, freezing cold, scarce water, relentless predators. Over vast stretches ...

Students explore invasive species and ecosystem challenges in Hawaiʻi by using Hawaiian language as the primary lens for learning. Through Hawaiian vocabulary, cultural knowledge, and engineering ...

Students design, fabricate, and test a biomimicry-inspired fishing lure to help reduce the impact of invasive Smallmouth Bass in Hawaiian freshwater streams. Through field-based data collection, CAD ...

Innovation doesn't always mean creating something entirely new. Some of the most remarkable breakthroughs come from observing what already exists in nature. From color-shifting chameleons to ...

Nature can be an instructive guide for overcoming technological barriers. In 1969, the American engineer Otto Schmitt coined a term to describe the practice of science pulling from nature’s source ...

CHANNEL 5. BIOMIMICRY, IN SHORT, IS LEARNING FROM NATURE. IT’S NOT JUST THE SOLUTIONS. IT’S ALSO THE PROCESS. WHAT DID NATURE DO? BUT HOW DID NATURE DO IT? PETER LAWRENCE IS PRESIDENT AND CO-FOUNDER ...

How does nature make durable materials like corals without heat or a kiln? How do peacock feathers get their beautiful colors? And how do geckos stick to all kinds of surfaces, allowing them to run up ...

To solve its hose-wear problem, engineers at Parker Hannifin turned to snake scales for inspiration. Parker Hannifin had a problem. One of its customers -- an Italian cement maker -- was having some ...

Janine Benyus coined 'biomimicry', applying nature's strategies to produce sustainable design Interface among companies collaborating with Biomimicry 3.8 on eco-friendly innovations Ray of Hope ...

We all want to make our buildings more efficient and reliable. Artificial solutions abound, but evolution also holds the answers to many of our problems. Some animals and plants ingeniously adapt ...