Nature Inc. Episode 8, Doing what comes naturally /

Natural selection is a three billion year old product design process that can't be beaten. It's not just Velcro ... 'Biomimicry' is a way of benefiting from nature by observing and adapting natural solutions into technical innovations. In this episode, we see how sharks, sponges...

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Other Authors: Hobbs, Steve (Documentary filmmaker) (Director), Bruce, Ashley (Director), Gould, Rob (Producer), Burden, Rachel (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Montreal, QC : CinéFête, 2009.
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Natural selection is a three billion year old product design process that can't be beaten. It's not just Velcro ... 'Biomimicry' is a way of benefiting from nature by observing and adapting natural solutions into technical innovations. In this episode, we see how sharks, sponges and the brittle fish - equipped all over its body with thousands of optically perfect lenses with which it sees - are being studied for commercial potential.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed October 19, 2017).
Physical Description:1 online resource (22 min.)
Playing Time:00:21:21