Ah, its a GREAT day when three things come together. A company that 1) leverages biomimicry, 2) was founded by a fellow Aussie (Jay Harman), and 3) funding arrives from a top silicon valley firm. Cnet reporter Stefanie Olsen covers the news:
Khosla Ventures, the venture capital firm of Sun Microsystems co-founder Vinod Khosla, has invested in Pax Streamline, maker of turbines, heating and air-conditioning systems, and aerospace technologies. … Pax Streamline is a relatively recent spinoff of Pax Scientific, an 11-year-old research and development company based in San Rafael, Calif. Pax Scientific was founded on the premise that design in nature could improve the efficiency of industrial design of everything from air conditioning fans, water pumps, and computer cooling systems. Harman’s design for fans, pumps, and propellers mimic the geometries of spiraling whirlpools–and industry experts believe these designs can reduce friction, wasted energy, noise, and unwanted heat. Continued at Cnet.
Big congrats to Jay!