imitating nature

Simone Biles at the Rio Olympics 2016. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Simon Bales vs. the Robots

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Illustration of the cover page of the magazine Journal of Materials Chemistry A. By courtesy The Royal Society of Chemistry

A new approach to generating electricity and fuel by imitating the process of photosynthesis

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Bats in the cave. Photo: All-stock-photos/Shutterstock

The whiz of the bat

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Octopuses have the ability to control the lens of their eye, in a way that allows them to see well in both air and water. Photo: Qijin Xu - Unsplash

hide like an octopus

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Scientists have deciphered the unique structure of the exoskeleton in two species of scorpions: thick pincers and thin pincers

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A robot climbs trees. Illustration: shutterstock

Tel Aviv University is a partner in an international consortium to develop a robot inspired by climbing plants

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The aircraft designed by Leonardo da Vinci inspired by nature. From Wikipedia

What is the difference between imitating nature and being inspired by nature?

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Cyber. Illustration: shutterstock

biomimicry and cyber

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Cyber. Illustration: shutterstock

biomimicry and cyber

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A diver uses an underwater polarizing camera with a fisheye lens, in a configuration similar to how the mantis shark collects sensitivity data. Photo: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Underwater GPS was developed inspired by the vision capabilities of the Mantis mantis  

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Two small seahorses from the coast of Italy. Photo: Stefano Carocci Ph/Shutterstock

Tail or half tail?

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Simulation of biomimetic needle use in surgery. Illustration: Imperial College London

A brain surgery needle inspired by the wasp's oviduct

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This is how a biofilm is formed on the side of ships. Illustration: Woode Hole Oceanographic institution

Prevention of underwater biological coating on vessels inspired by marine vessels (part 2)

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The Boxer Crab. From Wikipedia

The boxer Mim Sof

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Pigeon. From Wikipedia

From the lotus to the wings of the pigeon - water and dirt repellent surfaces

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Roach. From Wikipedia

Cockroaches - from all my educational teachers (not for the faint of heart)

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The main cells in the brain: in yellow neurons (nerve cells), in orange: astrocytes, gray: oligodendrocytes, in white, microglia or brain cells. Illustration: shutterstock

IBM scientists mimic the functionality of neurons using a phase-shifting device

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Ilanit the milk. Courtesy of Gil Weisen

Sticky protective material of the milkweed

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Volvo FH series trucks. PR photo

An autonomous truck inspired by nature and design thoughts

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Cellulase 1JS4, a common enzyme found in detergents Credit: Pratulka/cc.

Biomimicry and washing powders

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Trout fish. Photo: waldemarpaet, cc 4.0

Trout fish and water treatment systems

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fibers. Photo by Rob Hille, cc 3.0

Think like a mushroom

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Scanning electron micrograph of nano bricks of the material nacre Credit: F. Heinemann; Wikimedia Creative Commons License.

Creating weak points to strengthen materials

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Fisherman - love fish? From Wikimedia Commons

The biomimetic fish reservoir

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The molecules that make up a liquid crystal face the same direction when in the right position [Courtesy: UW-Madison Materials Research Science and Engineering Center]

Cell membranes help synthesize substances

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Common kestrel falcon. From Wikimedia

Delivery inspired by the falcon

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A living fossil at the forefront of evolution

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Lobster eye and heaters

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Sustaining 44D printing. Photo by CC JibiXNUMX

Sustainable XNUMXD printing

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Chicken skeleton. Photo: shutterstock

Actually - it's easy!

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Hydrothermal smokers at a temperature of 100 degrees in the Champagne vent area. From Wikipedia

Organism of the month: about giant worms and life in the depths of the ocean

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The facility of the LIKE A FISH company.

breathe like a fish

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A tiny car that runs on water and bacteria. Photo: Xi Chen, Columbia University

travel on steam

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The Indonesian Terasius - the smallest primate in the world. Photo: shutterstock

Indonesian tarsius (Tarsius syrichta) - the monkey that can see beyond the dark

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Penguins. Photo: shutterstock

Super Penguin - the mystery of the penguins that don't freeze

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A fruit fly feasts on the fruit of the breadfruit tree. Photo: shutterstock

What can the fruit fly smell?

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Micro robots. Screenshot from the video 10 Incredible Micro-Robots

Beware of vampires on the way

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African elephant during a run. Photo: shutterstock

A cancer cure inspired by the elephant

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After the plastic flowers of the spikes are printed layer by layer, they are "planted" in the spines of Wisconsin. Credit: Chicago Botanic Garden

Printing and a thorn in it / Debra Weiner

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Checking loads on a vehicle during an accident using finite element software

Actually it's easy…

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A XNUMXD printed cup. Photo: MIT Media Lab

Will XNUMXD glass printing make it possible to produce dynamic structures like in nature?

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Sea lion colony. Its location was not specified. Photo: shutterstock

From visiting the zoo to developing robotics

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Image by Thompsma, licensed under cc 1.0

"Imagine a world..."

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Bright blue poison dart frog. Photo: Valerie, Flickr

Fly like a frog, navigate like a bat

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A robot jumps on the water. Photo: Seoul National University

Walking on water - the robotic gospel

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Texas lizard. Photo: Seth LaGrange/Shutterstock

Useful channels

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Two small seahorses from the coast of Italy. Photo: Stefano Carocci Ph/Shutterstock

Why is the seahorse tail square?

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The reindeer is preparing to shed its antlers. Photo: shutterstock

From the northern elk to Ein Biyonit

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Breathe in silent flight towards the prey. Photo: shutterstock

quiet round

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Fish scales, close-up. Photo: shutterstock

Dandruff: not a problem but a solution

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