If you’re flying United this month you can read this article in print, but if not…check it out on United’s web site. The fast-growing field of biomimicry encourages innovators to look to nature-in all its wonder and weirdness-for solutions to our trickiest problems. Continued in Hemispheres Magazine…
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Top 5 Nature Related Biomimicry Articles
RobAid.com is site that covers robots, gadgets, technology and bionics. They offer an interesting  “Top 5” biomimicry-related list for 2010. If nothing else, the world around us had much more time to shape itself to the current layout we can see around us. By learning from nature, and implementing those ideas, we can improve the […]
2011 Biomimicry Conference in San Diego
Mark your calendar and I hope to see you there: Season’s Greetings from San Diego Zoo Global! We are pleased to announce the 2011 Biomimicry Conference in San Diego presented by mirasol®, a display innovation by Qualcomm. This two-day conference on April 14-15, 2011 will bring together business and design leaders to learn how and […]
Tongue Defeats Gravity: Cats
Biomimicry Group Launches Eight-Month Biomimicry Program
Buy Nothing Day
Here in the USofA the buzz is all about Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Here is an alternative way to participate: Last year, everybody was talking about NothingTM, the zero-carbon must have that we all had to have. But then the fashion tide left the beach of fad and NothingTM became boring and so version […]
Biomimicry Featured in Harmony Documentary – Showing on NBC
Janine was invited to meet with Prince Charles some years ago – and clearly her message resonated. This Friday, Nov 19 NBC will be showing “Harmony”, a documentary inspired by Prince Charles and featuring Janine talking about how biomimicry: Inspired by HRH The Prince of Wales, HARMONY captures on film in a way we’ve never […]
Self Repair Manifesto
In most cases, the “greenest” product you can buy is…NO product. But all-too-often we are thwarted in our attempts to continue a product because repairs end up costing more than replacement. ifixit.com invites us to sign up to their Self Repair Manifesto: via: http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/11/09/the-self-repair-manifesto/ One of the comments makes the case in just a few […]
Biomimicry: Economic Driver for San Diego
Last year, San Diego Zoo hosted a full day biomimicry seminar. Momentum continues to build: REPORT INDICATES THAT BIOMIMICRY MAY BE MAJOR ECONOMIC DRIVER FOR SAN DIEGO Conservation-based study by Fermanian Business and Economic Institute to be shared at San Diego Zoo event A conservation-based field may be the next economic trend for San Diego, […]
Father of Green Chemistry and Mother of Biomimicry Collaborating
I was fortunate to make it over to the well attended GreenBiz Innovation Forum this morning to hear the “father” of Green Chemistry and the “mother” of Biomimicry talk about their work: Green chemistry and biomimicry – two concepts that started up in the ’90s – are coming together to make safer and smarter products […]