Daily Archives: September 27, 2011

Biomimicry: Copying our way to conservation [Video]

How did a kingfisher solve the Japanese bullet train’s problem with noise ordinances? The answer is just one thought-provoking reason to take a closer look at the plants and animals around us, and the ways they overcome their own everyday problems. It’s the developing field of biomimicry, founded on the observation that many engineering problems [...]