With a name like “Greenr” this site is dating itself:) Since adopting that monicker  in 2007 there’s been multiple waves, summed up well in this post Building on the work of pioneers like John T. Lyle and William McDonough, the architect Bill Reed and his colleagues at the Regenesis Group have created a framework for regenerative […]
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Otter-Inspired Wetsuits
A team at MIT has figured out exactly how otter and beaver fur keeps the animals warm in cold water. Seals, whales and walruses all happily splash about in chilly ocean waters—kept warm by a thick layer of blubber. Sea otters, though just as happy zipping through cold waters, are relatively svelte in comparison. The reason? Their magnificent fur […]
Muddy Knees and Virtual Reality Glasses: Citizen Biomimics Saving Humanity?
Please join us on October 22nd… The Biomimicry Institute cordially invites those obsessed with the future of the planet and humanity to an evening gathering of wine, botanical drinks, and showcase of the Institute’s groundbreaking biomimicry education, design challenges and latest AskNature interface in development. This evening event will kick off The Biomimicry Institute’s “Global […]
NASA’s Gecko-Inspired Robots Can Climb Pretty Much Anything
Government funded research – in this case by way of NASA – can birth or give rise to the fundamental building blocks of industrial innovation. Wired covers an out of this world application for biomimicry… Adhesion-wise, space presents a couple problems. First, robots typically struggle with uneven surfaces, let alone the kind of cliffs and crags you see […]
7 Brilliant Nature-inspired Designs
More biomimicry coverage care of Greenbiz… The BIOcultivator is just one of seven nature-inspired food system innovations participating in the Biomimicry Global Design Challenge Accelerator, a program designed to help budding sustainable entrepreneurs bring their biomimicry design solutions from concept to the marketplace. Over the past year, these teams have been working to test and prototype […]
First Annual Biomimicry Global Design Challenge Pitch Event and Technology Showcase!
This week, Thursday October 20th in San Francisco This event will feature a panel of VIP judges for a fun, festive, biomimicry-themed pitch session, starring seven teams from the Biomimicry Global Design Challenge Accelerator. Don’t miss seeing nature-inspired innovation in action, as the teams showcase their food system design solutions. Enjoy heavy appetizers, a cash bar, […]
Issue 17 of Zygote Quarterly
Incredible! How do they keep doing this work without advertising and or subscription fee?!
Biomimicry at Bioneers
One of my favorite conferences returns to San Rafael, CA in two weeks. Janine Benyus and Paul Hawken are keynoting on Saturday 22nd in a session titled The Ultimate Symbiosis: Biomimicry as a Cooperative Inquiry
Be One of the First in the World to Earn a Master’s Degree in Biomimicry
http://asuonline.asu.edu/online-degree-programs/graduate/master-science-biomimicry Be One of the First in the World to Earn a Master’s Degree in Biomimicry. The wait is over! We’re thrilled to announce the accreditation of the first Master’s of Science in Biomimicry through our new partnership with Arizona State University (ASU). This new program incorporates the online coursework that’s already proven successful through […]
SuperOrganizations: Nature’s Game-Changing Guide To Faster, Smarter, More Valuable Companies
Please consider supporting this upcoming book by Dr. Tamsin Woolley-Barker: Hi David, As you probably know by now, I’ve been hard at work writing a book. It is called SuperOrganizations: Nature’s Game-Changing Guide To Faster, Smarter, More Valuable Companies, and it asks the question, “How would nature design a company?” (or a community, or a […]