Biomimicry | Wikipedia audio article
Channel: wikipedia tts
Date: 2019-01-13

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomimetics


00:01:05 1 History
00:05:15 2 Bio-inspired technologies
00:06:01 2.1 Locomotion
00:06:39 2.2 Construction and architecture
00:08:33 2.3 Structural materials
00:13:02 2.4 Self healing materials
00:14:22 2.5 Surfaces
00:14:52 2.6 Adhesion
00:15:01 2.6.1 Wet adhesion
00:16:39 2.6.2 Dry adhesion
00:17:26 2.7 Optics
00:18:01 2.7.1 Inspiration from fruits and plants
00:20:13 2.7.2 Inspiration from animals
00:21:22 3 Other technologies
00:24:19 4 See also



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Biomimetics or biomimicry is the imitation of the models, systems, and elements of nature for the purpose of solving complex human problems. The terms "biomimetics" and "biomimicry" derive from Ancient Greek: βίος (bios), life, and μίμησις (mīmēsis), imitation, from μιμεῖσθαι (mīmeisthai), to imitate, from μῖμος (mimos), actor. A closely related field is bionics.Living organisms have evolved well-adapted structures and materials over geological time through natural selection. Biomimetics has given rise to new technologies inspired by biological solutions at macro and nanoscales. Humans have looked at nature for answers to problems throughout our existence. Nature has solved engineering problems such as self-healing abilities, environmental exposure tolerance and resistance, hydrophobicity, self-assembly, and harnessing solar energy.