How Copying Nature Helps Engineers

Copying nature is like tapping into the ultimate design library for engineers. Take birds, for instance – their wing structures inspired the creation of more efficient aircraft wings. Engineers look at the intricate patterns of leaves and apply those designs to create better solar panels, maximizing energy absorption. The strength and flexibility of spider silk? That's a blueprint for creating super-strong synthetic materials. Velcro? It's like a high-tech version of those burrs that stick to your clothes during a nature hike. By mimicking nature's genius, engineers are basically taking cues from the greatest designer of all – Mother Earth 🌿🚀🔍

Credit:
The Science of Dragonfly: By NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13562
Common kingfisher: By Alexis LOURS, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=112511565
Turbulators: By Olivier Cleynen, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19844405
Velcro photomicrograph: By Trazyanderson, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=72486940

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