Introduction to Biomimicry

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Introduction to Biomimicry
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Where do ideas come from?
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BIOMIMICRY

• Bio life
• Mimicry copy or emulate
• The science and art of studying nature's best
  ideas and then imitating these designs and
  processes to solve human problems.

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So, what does this mean to YOU?
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T-shirts that wick sweat like a horned lizard
Vitamins based on the diet of forest apes
Shoe soles that grip like a mountain goat
Fasteners that stick like burrs
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Clothing colored without dyes like a butterfly,
peacock, or sea slug
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Sandwich bags that biodegrade like tethers of
blue mussel and zip closed like a feather
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Systems interconnected like trees in a old-growth
forest
Computers as fast as neurons
Computer screens that create color the same way
as butterfly wings
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What possibilities can you imagine?
What creatures will inspire you?
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Can YOU look to nature for inspiration?
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Here are some ways to start

• Get outside, take a hike!
• Sit quietly outside and observe
• Read books about the natural world
• Ask questions in science classes
• Research your favorite creature and all its cool
  functions

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Always ask Why? and How?