This article discusses the concept of Biomimicry, which has been applying in many fields, from nanotechnology to robotics. It is appearing smart materials and machinic intelligence, for diverse purposes, being inspired by natural processes organisms. The main application Biomimicry produce artifacts ideas what we can know about nature already done. While mimesis removed vocabulary Art, works so...

One of the most important challenges 21st century is quest for economic development models that respect planet's ecosystem. Rather than imposing our industrial systems on nature, why not let nature influence and innovation systems? From wind turbine blades to bullet trains solar cells, many technologies we rely today have been inspired by solutions found in nature. Although relatively widesprea...

Bio-inspired design, as it will be developed in this essay, draws heavily on E.O. Wilson’s concept of biophilia and related work in environmental aesthetics. There are other valuable approaches to bio-inspired design, particularly those stemming from a consideration of the functions and processes of nature as so eloquently described by Janine Benyus in Biomimicry. My focus here, in contrast, is...