Browse
Engage
ResearchBiomimicry
- It's time for the third annual Tommies, Tom McKeag's pick of the top 10 bio-inspired innovations of 2011 -- and a look at the lessons that Namib desert beetles, crickets, Mantis Shrimp and......
- Startup company AguaVia thinks it's found a solution to the world's looming water crisis that offers much more than a drop in the bucket....
- Two sessions during day two of the GreenBiz Innovation Forum explored how to take nature's principles and put them to work on solving problems ranging from packaging to HVAC....
- An innovative display screen based on the way a Morpho butterfly's wings get their color may or may not change the mobile-device market -- but the underlying principles could change how we color our......
- The world has come a long way from some of the hippie dreams of the 1970s, although the far-out ideas for creating sustainable spaces to live and work in are rapidly becoming reality....
- If you start with the premise that many of the solutions to our global sustainability challenges start with design and systems thinking, this software company is emerging as a key player in a......
- From helmets that protect better to self-sharpening tools to bottles that collect water from the air, read on for some of the biggest innovations inspired by nature in 2010....
- The oceans have inspired numerous biomimetic innovations. One simply couldn't dream up all the fantastic shapes, behaviors and strategies that have resulted from these demanding and alien conditions......
- A small company based in rural Montana has big dreams for using post-consumer plastic waste to restore fish populations, sequester carbon, remove water pollution -- and create unlimited amounts of......
- Green chemistry and biomimicry - two concepts that started up in the '90s - are coming together to make safer and smarter products and processes....
- Researchers have discovered what makes up the cement-like adhesive that oysters use to stick together, paving the way for advances in less-harmful boat protection, medicine and construction....
- A more functionally organic building will be able to do more things. In other words, it will be a “verb,” and the distinction between shelter and tool will become blurred as workers make......
- Foam that captures carbon dioxide, bamboo sunglasses made by artisans and a building covering made of recycled bottles are among the finalists of the Earth Awards....
- Rethinking the methods of manufacturing and making wiser decisions about how to distribute those goods will be essential to allow future generations to share our world. Nature just so happens to have......
- The Biomimicry Institute’s Educators’ Summit came to San Francisco last week, and it was a good chance to hear some important contributors to bio-inspired design and......
- A failed attempt at making a special adhesive resulted in the accidental creation of a vegetable oil-based adhesive that can be used to make duct tape, stick-on notes, labels and more....
- A new framework, "The Living Principles," aims to help bring sustainability to design in all its many forms, from products to companies to systems of commerce....
- The creation of the world's first artificial life form (a new type of bacteria cell) promises to make synthetic biology a permanent part of our world and the possibility of growing live buildings....
- Paint inspired by the scales on sharks aims to reduce the amount of fuel used by airplanes and ships by cutting down on the resistance they face in the air and sea. ...
- New research inspired by principles from nature aims to make buildings smarter and more efficient. A proposed new building membrane would monitor and use moisture and sunlight to control humidity,......
Featured Resources
VERGE cities aren't just smarter -- they are more efficient, cleaner, safer, and more......
The latest edition of the ranking of IT companies' efforts to reduce their own energy......- San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee opens the 2012 GreenBiz Forum by talking about how the city is......
- Matt Rogers, Founder and Vice President of Engineering at Nest Labs tells how his......
Professional Services Directory
Find great professional service providers who specialize in green business. GreenBiz.com's Professional Services Directory lists great resources in sustainability strategies, energy efficiency, marketing, supply chain, recruiting and HR, and many more.
ADEPT Airmotive
ADEPT Airmotive used Autodesk® Inventor® to develop a lighter, more fuel-efficient general aviation engine. Click here to learn more.
ADEPT Airmotive used Autodesk® Inventor® to develop a lighter, more fuel-efficient general aviation engine. Click here to learn more.
Site Sponsors
Sponsored Links