Category Archives: Greenr

Biomimicry at the San Diego Zoo

I met a couple of enthusiastic folks from San Diego at Bioneers last year and wrote about their initial progress in December, so its great to read about their progress: Dear friends, Biomimicry continues to grow in San Diego!  Please see below for some of the highlights. 1.  Biomimicry Educational Conference.  The San Diego Zoo […]

Young Biomimic

  It gives one hope… Participating in the fair for his first time, third-grader Matthew Keane of Westlake Elementary stood proudly in front of his biomimicry display. “I wanted to learn if the leading edge of a humpback whale’s fin made it more efficient and hydrodynamic,” Keane said. “So I made two different whirly birds […]

Moth Eyes Inspire More Efficient Solar Cell

How would nature minimize reflection? Ask a moth: Researchers in the Netherlands have developed an anti-reflective coating based on the nanostructure of a moth’s eyes, which could reduce the reflection from photovoltaic cells and thereby make them more efficient… and … a new eco-friendly production technique that can apply the coating with high precision. Continued […]

Business of Biomimicry – Harvard Business Review

Janine Benyus and Gunter Pauli team up on a short list for Harvard Business Review that includes water harvesting from fog and a broader view of solar. Biomimics draw inspiration for new product designs from biological processes, physical traits, and behavioral strategies observed in nature….Today we look ever more systematically to nature for sustainable solutions […]

Holiday in the Sun

From: Ben de Vries <bendevries1968@gmail.com> Subject: Your invitation to a work party Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 11:50 AM This is the invitation: WORK PARTY! March 2010 Tropical location, from Florida ~$300 round trip, passport required. If enough people get on the same plane a group rate is possible. We will be doing work on […]