Dennis Dollens Exodesic Architecture
Dennis Dollens is a fervent biomimic. His well known work involves the idea of a tree-like structural system that houses glass leaf clusters designed to regulate ventilation and control light.
New Building Hosts Living Skin Concept
A building concept envisioned for the new urban boom in China is proposing an advanced skin system that, similar to the stomata on the under side of the leaf, provides opportunities for controlling the gaseous exchange between the interior and …
Exploration Architecture
Exploration Architecture is running in the direction of biomimetic architecture while it seems the rest of the world is slowly crawling. They’ve worked extensively with Janine Benyus of the Biomimicry Guild on various projects. Perhaps the most popular is their …
Researchers Try to Discover how Ants Keep Cool
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQERRbU23bU&hl=en&fs=1&] Researchers aim to discover how ants maintain a steady temperature in their elaborate underground nests by making a cement mold of the network and excavating it for study.
Robert Full explains how the gecko inspired his robot design
The “Robot in Scansorial Environments” was inspired by the movement and adhesion methods of cockroaches and geckos to effortlessly scale vertical walls in hopes of rescuing trapped individuals after a natural disaster. Various methods used by these animals (including dry …
Timberjack wakling machine moves like a Spider
Check out this tractor that can move like a spider. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD2V8GFqk_Y&hl=en&fs=1&]
Span like a Spider Web
Spider constructs a web of silk that for its weight is five times stronger than steel
Stabilize like a Cactus
The shoots of desert cactus maintain their area needed for photosynthesis despite massive volume loss in the center for structural stability