From bullet trains to green buildings: Innovators take cue from nature through biomimicry
When Japanese engineer Eiji Nakatsu was designing the new 500-series Shinkansen bullet train in the 1990s, he was looking for ...
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The Nature-Inspired Decor Trend That's Carrying Over Into 2025 In Bold Ways
If you like to stay on top of what's hot in the design world, there's a nature-inspired decor trend that will certainly be ...
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Nature’s inspiration for transforming your marketing plan
explains how nature’s ecosystems absorb the shock of change by varying speeds of adaptation. Inspired by the work of ...
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Pine cone-inspired building shades open and close autonomously without electricity
Researchers have created a novel, energy-independent facade system that passively responds to weather changes.
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New flexible 'metamaterial' inspired by nature could help us build shapeshifting space habitats and telescopes
Related: Origami-inspired material could soften spacecraft landings Drawing inspiration from nature, engineers have sought to repeat this flexibility with human-designed materials. The goal is to ...