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Biomimicry

Biomimicry. By: Ken Samoei , Jon Lockie , Rachel Beres , Cory Williams, Andrew Kulikowski , and Chad Pietkowski. What is biomimicry ?. Biomimicry , is an innovative process which generally comes from one of two directions.

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Biomimicry

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  1. Biomimicry By: Ken Samoei, Jon Lockie, Rachel Beres, Cory Williams, Andrew Kulikowski, and Chad Pietkowski

  2. What is biomimicry? • Biomimicry, is an innovative process which generally comes from one of two directions. • The innovator sees a process in nature and connects it to an existing technology or problem. • Other times, the innovator studies an existing design problem and turns to nature for help

  3. Qualcomm looked towards the unique properties of butterfly wings to improve display technology. These highly developed structures reflect light so that specific wavelengths interfere with each other to create bright colors. This same principle was applied to cutting-edge display technology to make brighter, more readable, lower-power displays in mobile devices Butterfly-Inspired Displays

  4. Whalepower Wind Turbine • Humpback whale bumpy skin • Surprising agility in the water compared to size • 25-30 mph underwater • Cuts down on drag through the water

  5. Whalepower Wind Turbine • 32% less drag • 8% increased lift in their movement through air or water • 20% increase in efficiency

  6. Insect-Inspired Autonomous Robots

  7. Insect Capabilities • For mobility • Insect-like ability to cover various terrain • Climb different surfaces • Better stability • Insect eyes • Greater resolution • Panoramic range for small places that other animals can not get to • Ability to adapt to changing environments

  8. Fruit Fly-inspired Robot • Delicate 60cm wingspan • Used to explore non-steady-state airflow • Designed to investigate how small creatures, like insects can stay in flight • Despite their small size, high wing speed and very small wingspan • This robot was designed by Michael Dickinson in 1999 modeled after the common fruit fly

  9. Flippers Invented By Ben Franklin in the 18th century Flippers closely resemble the webbed feet of a frog. Allow for more efficient movement through water

  10. Self-Healing Plastics • Mimics the body’s power to heal itself after inflicted with a scrape or cut • This light weight composite material is still being developed • Current studies are looking in to utilizing this material for planes, cars, and spacecraft

  11. How Self-Healing Plastics Work The material is made of hollow fibers that contain an epoxy resin that is released if these hollow fibers undergo stress. The resin bonds to fill the void of the damaged material and is nearly as strong as the original product.

  12. Gecko Tape • The tape is a material covered with nanoscopic hairs that mimic those found on the feet of gecko lizards. • These millions of tiny, flexible hairs exert van der Waals forces that provide a powerful adhesive effect.

  13. Gecko Tape • The synthetic hairs have to be soft and flexible enough to attach to uneven surfaces but not so weak that they would break easily or bunch together. • The substrate that the hairs are mounted on also have to be sufficiently flexible for the material to work.

  14. Work Cited • Associated Press. "If the suit fits…" CNN Sports Illustrated. July 2, 2000.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/news/2000/07/02/bodysuit_craze_ap/ • Benyus, Janine M. "Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired By Nature." Harper Perennial. 1997. • "Biomimicking Sharks." Biomimicry Institute. (June 13, 2008) http://www.biomimicryinstitute.org/home-page-content/home-page-content/biomimicking-sharks.html

  15. Work Cited • DISQUIS, “The 15 Coolest Cases of Biomimicry.” Brainz. (2009-2010). 8 February 2010. <http://brainz.org/15-coolest-cases-biomimicry/>. • Beer, Randall D., “Biologically Inspired Robotics.” Scholar pedia. (January 2010). 8 February 2010. <http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Biologically_inspired_robotics#Two_Examples>. • http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn3785 • http://brainz.org/15-coolest-cases-biomimicry/

  16. Work Cited • http://swimsuits.lovetoknow.com/Who_Invented_Swimming_Flippers • http://californiaherps.com/frogs/id/backfeetnoclaws.jpg • http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg277/andrew388/flippers.jpg • http://brainz.org/15-coolest-cases-biomimicry/ • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-healing_plastic

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