All Biomimicry Organisms
Browse all biological strategies in the database — sorted by organism, from gecko to glass sponge.
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How the abalone shell inspired ultra-tough ceramic composites — the biological mechanism, the engineering principle, and …
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How the african termite inspired passive building ventilation — the biological mechanism, the engineering principle, and …
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How the archerfish inspired precision liquid-jet systems — the biological mechanism, the engineering principle, and …
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How the baobab tree inspired passive evaporative cooling structures — the biological mechanism, the engineering …
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How the basking shark inspired water filtration membranes — the biological mechanism, the engineering principle, and …
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How the bees inspired swarm intelligence algorithms — the biological mechanism, the engineering principle, and …
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How the blue whale inspired long-range underwater acoustic communication — the biological mechanism, the engineering …
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How the bombardier beetle inspired pulsed combustion and drug injection — the biological mechanism, the engineering …
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How the bombardier frog inspired safety warning color design — the biological mechanism, the engineering principle, and …
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How the bone inspired hierarchical composite materials — the biological mechanism, the engineering principle, and …
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How the bone-dry wood frog inspired cryopreservation technology — the biological mechanism, the engineering principle, …
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How the bone-eating worm inspired chemosynthetic bioprocessing — the biological mechanism, the engineering principle, …
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How the boxfish inspired aerodynamic vehicle design — the biological mechanism, the engineering principle, and …
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How the brittle star inspired biomimetic microlens arrays — the biological mechanism, the engineering principle, and …
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How the california mussel inspired underwater surgical adhesives — the biological mechanism, the engineering principle, …
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How the cocklebur inspired Velcro — the biological mechanism, the engineering principle, and real-world applications. …
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How the common kingfisher inspired the Shinkansen bullet train nose — the biological mechanism, the engineering …
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How the cuttlefish inspired color-changing flexible displays — the biological mechanism, the engineering principle, and …
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How the desert ant inspired dead-reckoning robot navigation — the biological mechanism, the engineering principle, and …
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How the desert locust inspired collision-avoidance sensors — the biological mechanism, the engineering principle, and …
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How the bioluminescent dinoflagellate inspired high-efficiency bioluminescent lighting — the biological mechanism, the …
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How the dragonfly inspired micro air vehicle wings — the biological mechanism, the engineering principle, and real-world …
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How the dung beetle inspired polarized-light navigation — the biological mechanism, the engineering principle, and …
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How the electric eel inspired soft biobatteries — the biological mechanism, the engineering principle, and real-world …
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How the flying squirrel inspired membrane wing aircraft and wingsuits — the biological mechanism, the engineering …
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How the glass sponge inspired diagonal-braced structural lattices — the biological mechanism, the engineering principle, …
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How the golden silk orb-weaver spider inspired synthetic spider silk — the biological mechanism, the engineering …
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How the homing pigeon inspired cognitive mapping for autonomous vehicles — the biological mechanism, the engineering …
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How the honeybee inspired honeycomb structural panels — the biological mechanism, the engineering principle, and …
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How the humpback whale inspired wind turbine blades — the biological mechanism, the engineering principle, and …
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How the indian flying fox bat inspired morphing aircraft wings — the biological mechanism, the engineering principle, …
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How the leafcutter ant inspired sustainable fungal farming systems — the biological mechanism, the engineering …
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How the lichen inspired living building materials and biocement — the biological mechanism, the engineering principle, …
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How the lily pad inspired lightweight ribbed structural panels — the biological mechanism, the engineering principle, …
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How the mangrove tree inspired aquaporin desalination membranes — the biological mechanism, the engineering principle, …
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How the mantis shrimp inspired impact-resistant composite armor — the biological mechanism, the engineering principle, …
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How the migratory monarch butterfly inspired GPS-free navigation algorithms — the biological mechanism, the engineering …
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How the morpho butterfly inspired structural color and anti-counterfeiting — the biological mechanism, the engineering …
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How the peregrine falcon inspired jet engine air intakes — the biological mechanism, the engineering principle, and …
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How the pileated woodpecker inspired impact-absorbing helmets — the biological mechanism, the engineering principle, and …
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How the european pinecone inspired humidity-responsive building facades — the biological mechanism, the engineering …
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How the pistol shrimp inspired cavitation-based cleaning and microfluidics — the biological mechanism, the engineering …
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How the pitcher plant inspired SLIPS non-stick coatings — the biological mechanism, the engineering principle, and …
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How the platypus inspired electroreception sensors — the biological mechanism, the engineering principle, and real-world …
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How the red-eyed tree frog inspired wet-surface adhesive grippers — the biological mechanism, the engineering principle, …
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How the sacred lotus inspired self-cleaning surfaces — the biological mechanism, the engineering principle, and …
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How the saguaro cactus inspired expandable and foldable structures — the biological mechanism, the engineering …
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How the saharan silver ant inspired passive radiative cooling materials — the biological mechanism, the engineering …
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How the sea cucumber inspired variable-stiffness neural implants — the biological mechanism, the engineering principle, …
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How the sea snail inspired viscoelastic reversible adhesives — the biological mechanism, the engineering principle, and …
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How the shortfin mako shark inspired drag-reducing surfaces — the biological mechanism, the engineering principle, and …
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How the spittlebug inspired biodegradable foam insulation — the biological mechanism, the engineering principle, and …
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How the turritopsis dohrnii jellyfish inspired cellular reprogramming and stem cells — the biological mechanism, the …
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How the namibian fog-basking beetle inspired fog-harvesting water collection — the biological mechanism, the engineering …
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How the thorny devil lizard inspired capillary wicking microfluidic devices — the biological mechanism, the engineering …
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How the tokay gecko inspired dry adhesives — the biological mechanism, the engineering principle, and real-world …
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How the venus flytrap inspired snap-through soft robot actuators — the biological mechanism, the engineering principle, …