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Biomimicry is an innovation method that seeks sustainable solutions by emulating nature's time -tested patterns and strategies, e.g., a solar cell inspired by a leaf. the goal is to create products, processes, and policies - new ways of living - that are well adapted to life on earth over the long haul.

In nature, if a design strategy is not effective, its carrier dies. Nature has been vetting strategies for 3.8 billion years. Biomimicry helps you study the successful strategies of the survivors, so you can thrive in your marketplace, just as these strategies have thrived in their habitat. Here are some examples of how we have learnt from nature and adapted that knowledge to meet our needs:

One of the most water repellent leaves in the world, that of the Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), isn't smooth at all. The myriad crevices of its microscopically rough leaf surface trap a maze of air upon which water droplets float, so that the slightest breeze or tilt in the leafe causes balls of water to roll cleanly off, taking attacked dirt particles with them. Now microscopically rough surface additives have been introduced into a new generation of paint, glass, and fabric finishes, greatly reducing the need for chemical or laborious cleaning.

By observing how chimps and other species cope with illness, researchers have acquired leads on plants with promising medical applications to human health. Trees from the Veronia genus, for example, which chimpanzees regularly seek out when ill, have been found to contain chemical compounds that show promise in treating parasites such as pinworm, hookworm, and giardia inhumans.

Dolphins are able to recognize the calls of specific individuals ("signature whistles") upto 25 kilometres away, demonstrating their ability to communicate and process sound information accurately despite the challenging medium of water. by emplying several frequencies in each transmission, dolphins have found a way to cope with the sound scattering behaviour of their high frequency, rapid transmissions, and still get their message reliably heard. Emulating dolphins' unique frequency-modulating acoustics, a company called Evologics has developed a high-performance underwater modem for data transmission, which is currently employed in the tsunami early warning system throughout the Indian Ocean.

The next time you drive through a forest, go ahead and thank the trees out your window for helping on your car's crash safety and fuel mileages. Trees engineer themselves in a number of ways to to maximize their strength, such as arranging their fibres to minimize stress and adding material where strength is needed(take a look at the extra-material beneath a heavy branch, for instance). Bones - unlike trees in that they must carry moving loads - go a step further by removing material where it's not needed, optimizing their structure for their dynamic workloads. Engineers have incorporated these and other lessons.