EPISODE · Jan 5, 2019 · 13 MIN
Episode 58 - Biomimicry
from The Natural Curiosity Project · host Dr. Steven Shepard
A high-speed train designed in the shape of a kingfisher. Paint colors based on hummingbird feathers. Water purification systems designed by a beetle. Photosynthesis that creates plastic. All these and more are real--we're actually doing these things--because we're paying attention to nature.
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A high-speed train designed in the shape of a kingfisher. Paint colors based on hummingbird feathers. Water purification systems designed by a beetle. Photosynthesis that creates plastic. All these and more are real--we're actually doing these things--because we're paying attention to nature.
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Episode 58 - Biomimicry
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