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BIOMIMICRY
BIOMIMICRY
CLASS -12th
ROLL NO-
TOPIC- BIOMIMICRY
What is biomimicry?
Biomimetic or biomimicry is the imitation of the models,
systems, and elements of nature for the purpose of solving
complex human problems. A closely related field is
bionics.
SHARKSKIN-INSPIRED
SWIMSUITS:
Sharkskin-inspired swimsuits received a lot of media attention
during the 2008 Summer Olympics when the spotlight was
shining on Michael Phelps.
Seen under an electron microscope, sharkskin is made up of
countless overlapping scales called dermal denticles (or "little
skin teeth"). The denticles have grooves running down their
length in alignment with water flow. These grooves disrupt the
formation of eddies, or turbulent swirls of slower water, making
the water pass by faster. The rough shape also discourages
parasitic growth such as algae and barnacles.
Scientists have been able to replicate dermal denticles in
swimsuits (which are now banned in major competition) and the
bottom of boats. Scientists are applying the technique to create
surfaces in hospitals that resist bacteria growth — the bacteria
can't catch hold on the rough surface
Benefits of Biomimicry as a
framework for innovation
By using the Biomimicry DesignLens as a framework, looking to
Life’s Principles and bringing ecologists and biomimics to the
table, design teams can bring new perspectives to their projects.
1. Disrupt traditional thinking:
Start by asking, “How would nature solve this challenge?”
Assuming the team has the adequate knowledge to answer, or
works with our biomimics to assist you on this - this framing
gives project teams an opportunity to explore new solutions and
brainstorm opportunities to solve challenges in new and
innovative ways. It combines the best of systems thinking and
design thinking and the ability to reverse engineer solutions
tested over millions of years.
2. Accomplish multiple objectives with a single gesture:
In nature, there are no single-purpose tools. For example, trees
provide shade with their leaves, which also generate energy,
and bark, which also help to protect and cool the moving water
beneath the surface. Imagine surfaces and systems that could
accomplish multiple functions with one simple, multi-functional
design.
3. Adapt to context and climate:
Rather than fighting against the context by using energy and
resources to hold nature at bay, nature leverages cyclic
processes and builds with readily-available materials and
energy. These elements also can make the achievement of
sustainability goals much more achievable. Understand true
sustainability from nature itself – not only creating but
continuing to nourish and heal the systems that create
conditions conducive to life. Fitting in not just on the Earth.
4. Embody resilience:
The ability to identify and apply principles and recipes for
adapting to change is key. Life on Earth is the epitome of
resilience, adapting and changing to fit its context over billions
of years. By looking to how nature confers resilience on its
systems — incorporating diversity and embodying resilience
through variation, redundancy and decentralization, integrating
rapid feedback loops — we can create human-built systems that
are inherently resilient to change and disturbances.
5. Nourish curiosity:
We are all innately curious. Biomimicry provides the
opportunity to feed our curiosity and be in wonder and awe
about nature’s genius water, energy and material-use strategies.
This perspective broadens the solution space to bring new
solutions to the table.
6. Leverage collaboration:
Rethinking our re-imagining our products, processes and
systems with nature as model, measure and mentor – cannot be
done in siloes. Everything in nature is interconnected and as we
learn to emulate nature’s genius we find the greatest
opportunities in leveraging our interconnectedness too.
Biomimicry processes are inherently interdisciplinary and
collaborative. This collaborative approach not only enables
cross-pollination and innovation, and organizational benefits
but cultivate collaborative relationships that save resources,
energy and cost for the project and the company at large.
CONCLUSION:
Biomimetics or biomimicry have been used and advanced even
without formal research in many areas. Accumulating creative
ideas as a foundation, mankind has accelerated the speed of
development and evolution of civilization. Such rapid
industrialization has resulted in environmental pollution and a
shortage of natural resources that is threatening the survival
and future of humanity. As a result, it has become critical and
urgent to find alternative methods to engineer materials,
products, and services. Biomimetics is potentially the best
method to help us cope with future development of civilization,
environmental pollution, and resource shortage threats.
As with many great ideas, biomimetics started from simple
imitation of natural organisms. Over time, it has evolved
through integration and combination with modern science and
engineering to help us discover new materials, ways of
combining nano/microstructures, applications, and alternative
ways of production. Biomimetic has developed from mere
imitation to a stage where we are using the structures and
functions of nature to create. Soon, we will be able to take
ourselves to the next stage, where we can apply the newly
discovered principles of biomimetic to help us create an
economy that better follows natural evolution and development.
By building technology in such a manner, we hope to create a
more stable and productive future where products are more
biodegradable and more compatible with nature, rather than
being destructive.
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