Biomimicry

Biomimetic isotropic nanostructures for structural coloration

by Vinod Kumar Saranathan

Evolutionary Photonics: Structure, function, development and evolution of organismal structural color

by Vinod Kumar Saranathan

Self-assembly of amorphous biophotonic nanostructures by phase separation

by Vinod Kumar Saranathan

Structure, function, and self-assembly of single network gyroid (I4132) photonic crystals in butterfly wing scales

by Vinod Kumar Saranathan

Biomimetic Peptide Bond Formation in Water with Aminoacyl Phosphate Esters

by Raj Dhiman

Sustainability through biomimicry: Urban solutions inspired by nature

by Maria Rosália Guerreiro

Biomimicry means the imitation of life. The term arises from the combination of the Greek roots bios, life, with... more Biomimicry means the imitation of life. The term arises from the combination of the Greek roots bios, life, with mimikos, imitation. Biomimicry is a new science and design discipline that studies nature’s models and then emulates these forms, process, systems, and strategies to solve the problems of our time. The core idea is that nature is creative and sustainable by necessity and it can be used as an ecological standard to judge the sustainability of our innovations. After 3.8 billion years of evolution and bottom-up design brilliance, Nature has the key to solve many of the problems we are grappling with because it has learned what works and what lasts.
This research is about the scientific understanding of the concept of "life" in urban space and its main purpose is to explain the underlying order that is present in self-organized structures. Until now architecture has been especially interested in models of pure rationally; informal cities were without any interest. Today this perspective is changing as we look more deeply into Nature.
We realize that more our built environment functions like the natural world, more sustainable it is. Therefore, this paper intends to speculate about the existence of patterns of self-organization in nature and in cities. The methodology adopted is the process of abduction or hypothesis, which is a kind of scientific inference not purely abstract or inductive. It is above all a process that involves an aesthetic and holistic vision of the world which allows applying a certain knowledge domain into another different domain. It is a mere suggestion of something that can be explained by the assumption that there are some general rules which govern the entire universe.

Nanofunctionalized Superhydrophobic Antifouling Coatings for Environmental Sensor Applications—Advancing Deployment with Answers from Nature

by James Chapman

Bio-mimétisme: design inspiré par la nature

by Simona Morini

in Visible, Images & Dispositifs de Visualisation Scientifique, Presses Universitaires de limoges, Limoges 2010

Towards Morphogenesis in Architecture

by Stanislav Roudavski

Roudavski, Stanislav (2009). 'Towards Morphogenesis in Architecture', International Journal of Architectural Computing, 7, 3, pp. 345-374

Procedural, parametric and generative computer-supported techniques in combination with mass customization and... more Procedural, parametric and generative computer-supported techniques in combination with mass customization and automated fabrication enable holistic manipulation in silico and the subsequent production of increasingly complex architectural arrangements. By automating parts of the design process, computers make it easier to develop designs through versioning and gradual adjustment. In recent architectural discourse, these approaches to designing have been described as morphogenesis.This paper invites further reflection on the possible meanings of this imported concept in the field of architectural designing. It contributes by comparing computational modelling of morphogenesis in plant science with techniques in architectural designing. Deriving examples from case-studies, the paper suggests potentials for collaboration and opportunities for bi-directional knowledge transfers.

BIOMIMICRY : A 21ST CENTURY DESIGN STRATEGY INTEGRATING WITH NATURE IN A SUSTAINABLE WAY

by Heba Mansour