by Biomimicry Institute | May 10, 2013 | Biomimicry in the News, Cool Biology, Examples of Biomimicry
If you live near a native prairie in the United States, or live where native prairies used to be abundant, you might enjoy a recent blog from Gardening Gone Wild: Biomimicry – How Doing It Nature’s Way Will Change The Way We Live. What we like about it is how she has...
by Biomimicry Institute | Apr 22, 2013 | Biomimicry in the News, Cool Biology, Education: Informal, Education: University, Education: Youth, Examples of Biomimicry
A recent Wired article is an excellent collection of stories for teaching how nature uses chemical processes to make materials. With colorful photos and links to abstracts, science stories, and researchers, “Strange Biology Inspires the Best New Materials”...
by Biomimicry Institute | Apr 2, 2013 | Education: Informal, Education: University, Education: Youth, Examples of Biomimicry
Sometimes, people suggest that biomimicry should include all of nature, including abiotic or non-living things. While we recognize that “nature” does include water, stars, air, and rocks, focusing on life is where the important lessons lie for surviving...
by Biomimicry Institute | Apr 1, 2013 | Education: Youth, Examples of Biomimicry
Beyond Benign offers three high school chemistry labs that may be of interest to biomimicry educators. Beyond Benign is a non-profit dedicated to providing future and current scientists, educators, and citizens with the tools to teach and learn about green chemistry....
by Gretchen Hooker | Mar 18, 2013 | Education: Youth, Examples of Biomimicry
The Secret of Trees | Albert Maysles from Focus Forward Films on Vimeo. Here’s an inspiring example of where biomimicry thinking can take young minds. Thirteen-year-old inventor, Aidan Dwyer, realized that trees follow a mathematical formula to gather sunlight...
by Biomimicry Institute | Mar 13, 2013 | Biomimicry in the News, Education: Youth, Examples of Biomimicry
A group of high school students recently marched out onto beaches at Cape Cod, Massachusetts and applied biomimicry to shoreline restoration efforts at Ballston Beach. Sections of this beach had been damaged by a blizzard. A recent slideshow on CapeCodOnline showed...
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