Nature’s Way
Posted on August 27th, 2009 by als
Engineers find elegant design solutions in the natural world.
In the not-so-distant past, engineering and biology were two distinct fields of study that rarely had much to do with each other. No more. Nature, once strictly the realm of biologists, is increasingly being scrutinized by engineers, who appreciate that it can offer sustainable, energy-efficient solutions to vexing human problems.
Biomimicry is a fast-growing, multidisciplinary field of industrial design based on several billion years’ worth of research and development — courtesy of evolution. Here’s a small sample of the many engineering innovations inspired by the natural world.
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