Water and Aquatic Ecosystem

About 70% of our planet is covered with water, in which less than 3% of all the water is freshwater and some are frozen in the polar ice caps. Although marine and fresh water ecosystem are very different in structure, all animals and plants in water must live either in or on water. All these […]

Biomimicry – Building a better Future

This is the last article in the series of biomimicry, in the previous articles we have explained the basic of biomimicry and presented products designed to collect water from the air, all of them inspired on the desert beetles’ ability to survive in arid and dry areas. The products presented are; small-scaled solutions aimed for […]

Biomimicry – Innovation inspired by nature

Humans have looked at nature for answers throughout our existence. Now, more that ever, scientists, designers, engineers and architects are looking for innovative solutions in the living organisms that surround us. Janine Benyus the president of the Biomimicry Institute explains in an interview with CBID (Center for Biological Inspired Design): “The core idea is that […]