http://science.kqed.org/quest/2008/10/21/producers-notes-for-bio-inspiration-nature-as-muse/ Explore science, nature and environment stories from Northern California and beyond with KQED’s multimedia series Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://science.kqed.org/quest/2008/10/21/producers-notes-for-bio-inspiration-nature-as-muse/#comment-11675 John Pietrzyk Sat, 25 Oct 2008 01:18:26 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/?p=895#comment-11675 It should be noted that a review of scientific and engineering journals will reveal that the word 'biomimetics' is the word most frequently used to represent bio-inspired engineering. What is being utilized in all these efforts are 'biological paradigms', distinct material design and engineering solutions, fashioned by evolution to keep each species functioning in its own unique way. These paradigms can be considered to be biology's crown jewels. Additional examples of exciting bio-inspired developments can be found at http://www.biomimeticsregistry.net It should be noted that a review of scientific and engineering journals will reveal that the word 'biomimetics' is the word most frequently used to represent bio-inspired engineering. What is being utilized in all these efforts are 'biological paradigms', distinct material design and engineering solutions, fashioned by evolution to keep each species functioning in its own unique way. These paradigms can be considered to be biology's crown jewels. Additional examples of exciting bio-inspired developments can be found at http://www.biomimeticsregistry.net

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