Welcome to the Biomimetics Group
The concept of biomimicry is very old (the Chinese wanted to make artificial silk 3 000 years ago; Daedalus' wings was one of the early design failures) but the implementation is gathering momentum only recently because the science base can cope with the advanced techniques and our civilisation is in ever increasing need of sympathetic technology. Some essays and interviews on the subject:
- Smart by Nature
- New Materials for the New Age
- Interview on New Zealand Public Radio
- The Material World: transcript of a Radio 4 programme interview