Biomimicry, or the study of how man uses nature to inspire innovation, has helped many companies design their products.

Biomimicry isn't just a tool for design; it's a way to connect with the natural world. "As people use biomimicry," he says, " [they] become more connected with nature." And when people are more ...

The emerging science of social biomimicry still places too much value on human constructs. There are ways around that.

Biomimicry draws on nature’s billions of years of R&D for design solutions Industries from tech to manufacturing are bringing biologists on board.

Through Dorfman’s storytelling and by looking at examples on the AskNature.org site, they learned about examples that ranged from the corky tuber, a giant 700-pound water-filled tuber that grows ...

She is the co-founder of Biomimicry 3.8, the global leader in biomimicry innovation consulting, professional training and online tools for nature-inspired design.

The Biomimicry 3.8 Institute's 2012 challenge, which just launched, involves water: exploring "how nature manages this precious resource" and applying that to a "local or global water challenge." ...

Graves was impressed with the way biomimicry reframed their internal issues. “Biomimicry is a great tool to integrate into the design process of an innovative company or organization,” he says.

“I've been doing (biomimicry) for almost 25 years, and the world is finally waking up to the potential of biomimicry as a tool and the path towards a regenerative future,” Baumeister said.

The first is centered on the design concept, with the finalists of this round then progressing to the second, which involves developing a prototype. The winner of this second round will take home ...

If you’ve got a design problem you need to fix, you could lock a bunch of engineers into a room to help brainstorm. Or you could look to the natural world. Biomimicry is the practice of ...