Micropatterned materials have developed in nature over 3.8 billion years, with remarkable
performance. Nature inspiration is the process of understanding biological mechanisms and …

Energy efficiency is an emerging challenge for the built environment due to rapid
urbanisation. The built environment impacts human health and comfort, along with …

Biological systems in nature have evolved for millions of years to adapt and survive the
environment. Many features they developed can be inspirational and beneficial for solving …

Light-driven photocatalysis might address many global energy concerns due to its
implications for hydrogen production and the imperative need to reduce fossil fuel …

The biomimetic approach rapidly evolves for designing novel lightweight structures and has
been expanding in engineering design. Additive manufacturing or 3D printing permits three …

Biomimetics is the field of obtaining ideas from nature that can be applied in science,
engineering, and medicine. The usefulness of cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) and their …

Definition The term “bioinspiration” defines a creative approach based on the observation of
biological principles and transfer to design. Biomimicry is the recent approach, which …

Biologically inspired design is attracting increasing interest since it offers access to a huge
biological repository of well proven design principles that can be used for developing new …

Biomimetics is an opportunity for the development of energy efficient building systems.
Several biomimetic building skins (Bio-BS) have been built over the past decade, however …

Both organisms and adaptive building skins (ABS) respond to changing environmental
conditions. There have been several systems developed through the synthesis of …