TEDxBigApple - Joanna Aizenberg - Extreme Biomimetics
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Joanna Aizenberg displays fascinating processes in nature, and shares with us how we can mimic these processes to improve our daily lives (without the hassle of intellectual property issues!). Joanna is a pioneer in the rapidly developing field of bio-inspired materials science and engineering. She is the Amy Smith Berylson Professor of Materia... Read more
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- -: TEDxBigApple - Joanna Aizenberg - Extreme Biomimetics
March 2, 2012 (about 12 years ago)Joanna Aizenberg displays fascinating processes in nature, and shares with us how we can mimic these processes to improve our daily lives (without the hassle of intellectual property issues!). Joanna is a pioneer in the rapidly developing field of bio-inspired materials science and engineering. ...
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- -: TEDxCMU -- Mickey McManus -- Information Liquidity
April 27, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Mickey McManus presents us with an interesting problem. The explosion of technology has created vast complexities that we do not know how to deal with. However, biology and millions of years of evolution inherently has the tools to deal with these complexities. How can we use the tools we have in...
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- -: TEDxGuelphU- Jamie Miller - Biomimicry
May 3, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Jamie Miller is a member of the Biomimicry Speaker's Bureau and an Environmental Engineering PhD student at the University of Guelph. He is currently helping coordinate a biomimicry collaboration at the University of Guelph and pursuing research in the area of biomimicry and basic human needs. Na...
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- -: TEDxCapeTown: Claire Janisch - The Genius Of Water
May 3, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Claire founded and heads up biomimicrySA, and is a trainer for the International Biomimicry Professionals Program. She is also the co-creator of the Genius Lab, an organisation inspiring innovation for organisations and individuals. She shares the Genius of Water - from Fibonacci to love. About ...
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- -: TEDxAmericasFinestCity - Paula Brock - Bioinspiration Bridging The Gap
August 16, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Paula Brock CFO -- Zoological Society of San Diego Paula Brock is the chief financial officer of the Zoological Society of San Diego (ZSSD), Board member of the SDSU Research Foundation, and Treasurer of the International Species Information System (ISIS) Board of Trustees. Ms. Brock has been wi...
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- -: Cheryl Hayashi: The magnificence of spider silk
December 7, 2011 (over 12 years ago)http://www.ted.com Cheryl Hayashi studies spider silk, one of nature's most high-performance materials. Each species of spider can make up to 7 very different kinds of silk. How do they do it? Hayashi explains at the DNA level -- then shows us how this super-strong, super-flexible material can in...
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- -: Janine Benyus: 12 sustainable design ideas from nature
May 17, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com In this inspiring talk about recent developments in biomimicry, Janine Benyus provides heartening examples of ways in which nature is already influencing the products and systems we build. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Confe...
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- -: David Gallo: Underwater astonishments
January 14, 2008 (over 16 years ago)http://www.ted.com David Gallo shows jaw-dropping footage of amazing sea creatures, including a color-shifting cuttlefish, a perfectly camouflaged octopus, and a Times Square's worth of neon light displays from fish who live in the blackest depths of the ocean. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast ...
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- -: Robert Full: Learning from the gecko's tail
June 12, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)http://www.ted.com Biologist Robert Full studies the amazing gecko, with its supersticky feet and tenacious climbing skill. But high-speed footage reveals that the gecko's tail harbors perhaps the most surprising talents of all. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performance...
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- -: Janine Benyus: Biomimicry in action
August 6, 2009 (over 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com Janine Benyus has a message for inventors: When solving a design problem, look to nature first. There you'll find inspired designs for making things waterproof, aerodynamic, solar-powered and more. Here she reveals dozens of new products that take their cue from nature with spe...
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