The Shinkansen bullet train's nose was inspired by the kingfisher, the design of the Sydney Opera House was partially ...

From sonar to smart robots, animals have sparked some of the most advanced tools in science and tech. See how humanity is ...

It’s a bird, it’s a plane — it’s biomimicry. The non-profit Metropolitan Museum of Design Detroit hosted Biomimicry Design Dare Challenge on Sunday at the Michigan Science Center ...

He fashioned velcro after how the burs had hooks on them and could catch on anything with a loop. You may have also used an idea from nature to help you solve a design problem.

Other examples of biomimicry abound in the Adirondacks. Animals inspire engineers. The iridescence of some insect wings, for example, is leading to new color e-reader displays, and the way snakes move ...

Biomimicry has brought us velcro, water resistant paints and inspired scientists for decades. Angie DeLeon plans to inspire future scientists by teaching the groundbreaking science course starting ...

Somehow, the word "Velcro" manages to be both ubiquitous and low profile. It's ubiquitous in that Velcro brand fastening products can be found on everything from children's shoes and ski parkas to ...

National Geographic has a good, ultimately hard-headed look at biomimetics -- using nature as a model for product design. Velcro would be the best example (it was invented in 1948 by copying ...

Discover how mimicking nature can solve common human problems; volunteer for the South Euclid-Lyndhurst schools parent-teacher-student association; and learn about the Eastside Greenway bike path ...