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How does nature go without cleaning supplies? How do insects and geckos stick to the ceiling without any adhesives? And how do natural colors turn out shiny, without solvent-based paint? Nature does not require chemical industry. Material scientists study the 'inventions' of nature and today they are able to understand the way textiles work more and more. Through this close look at nature, we discover naturally sustainable perspectives for the future....
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The invention of the airplane was only a first step. Engineers enviously look at the sky and marvel at the elegance of their natural role models. Other researchers hope to develop amphibious spider vehicles or actuators that work like fish fins. Numerous examples of efficient locomotion can be found in nature. And many of these sustainable ideas are still unexploited. There is an enormous, still neglected potential. The first episode gives an introduction...
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Our human habitat has radically changed through communication technology and media. Economic processes require decisions by the minute and in our cities traffic control is becoming increasingly complex. Globally we take more and more environmental risks and our receptiveness is reaching its limit. Can a close look at nature help solve these challenges? In the third episode in this four part series on biomimicry, we learn how to decode dolphin communication;...
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The production of home construction materials like concrete uses a very high amount of raw materials. What can we deduce from the adaptability of animals and plants that would help us create a more sustainable world today? The second episode in this four part series deals with the real estate of nature: plants and sponges. Just as human dwellings they are bound to locations and forced to find the best survival strategy on their "land." Over millions...
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Industry of Nature explains seventy-five of nature's strategies to fulfill needs such as protection, temperature regulation, bonding, air conditioning, self-cleaning, anti-collision, transmission of information, camouflage, and many more. By describing these strategies and adding practical application examples, the book provides creative professionals with inspiration and tools for augmenting their work, expanding their imaginations, and improving...
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