Biomimicry - News, Trends, Biomimicry Links
Using nature's systems and designs
We can build industry that is far more sustainable using biotech to replicate nature's systems and designs
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Topics : Engineering
Whale inspired wind turbine blades report 20% higher output
Toronto-based WhalePower, maker of the tubercle-lined turbine blades inspired by humpback whale flippers, got the results back from its first independent study in the field. The blade design was tested on a 25-kilowatt Wenvor Technologies turbine at the Wind Energy Institute of Canada. The institude found that annualized energy production from the retrofitted blade increased by an estimated 20 per cent. - Read More
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Topics : Wind Energy
Biomimicry and Biomorphism
Some examples of biomimicry: Velcro inspired by the way burrs stick to fur; Biomorphism - learning to follow the forms found in nature; this is a powerful design strategy
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Topics : Biology
Biomimicry in energy
Biomimicry is increasingly being used by scientists in a variety of field, including energy
Topics : Bio Technology