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New technology industry:5 examples of biomimetic technology
发布时间: 2014-12-19 13:25  点击:1317

Over time, product design has become increasingly sophisticated; Notions of the past often appear thicker and less useful than it is today. As our knowledge of design becomes more sophisticated, scientists and designers looked to nature and its variety of high quality and elegant accommodations for guidance in our knowledge about the improvement. This use of nature as inspiration for human technology is called bionics or biomimetics. Here are five examples of technologies that we use today that are inspired by nature.

Velcro

One of the earliest examples of a designer that use nature for inspiration occurs Velcro . In 1941, Swiss engineer George de Mestral ridges observed structure after a series of sleeves to your dog for a walk found connected. Considering the small structures found on the surface of the ridge, the hooked allowed him to focus on the passers-by. After much trial and error, de Mestral finally patented design that has become a popular shoe and clothing fixation, based on Velcro structure. Velcro is an example of bionics bionics before it even had a name; Use of nature for design inspiration is a long-term trend.

Neural Networks

Neural networks generally relate to computer models based on neural connections in the brain . Neural networks built computer by creating individual processing units to perform basic arithmetic operations, mimicking the effect of the neurons. The network is constructed by the connections between these processing units, both connect in the same way, the neurons in the brain. Use of this computing model, scientists will be able, very adaptable and flexible programs, the different ways to perform various functions create connection. Most applications of neural networks have been updated experimental, but the promising results as required in the detection and diagnosis of forms for tasks learning and adaptation, get cancer .

Drive

There are a number of examples from nature to engineers, the guidelines for effective propulsion. Many examples of early humans who have tried to imitate the flight of birds had limited success. However, recent innovations have yielded designs such as the flying squirrel suit, so that paratroopers and base jumpers horizontally sliding with incredible efficiency. Recent experiments have also a fuel into the air and provides aircraft in a V-formation that mimics the migration.

Air transport is not the only beneficiary of bionics, the engineers also have the power of water in nature and design tips. A company called BioPower Systems has to make a system for tidal energy usable inspired oscillating palettes developed by the efficient propulsion of large fish such as sharks and tuna.

Surfaces

Natural selection shapes organisms often immersed in interesting ways of adapting to the environment in which they live. The designers have picked up on these adjustments and new uses for them. lotus plants were high to adapted aquatic environment. Its leaves have a waxy coating that repels water and flowers have microscopic scale structures that adheres dirt and dust. Some designers make use of the properties of the Lotus "self-cleaning" to create sustainable products. A company uses these properties on a painting with a textured surface to create with a microscope so against dirt from the outside of the building.

Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology refers to the design and creation of objects at the atomic or molecular level. When people are not working on these scales, we often saw nature to guide how to build things in this little world. The snuff mosaic virus (TMV) is similar to a tube, which is used as a building block to create larger nanotube materials and fibrous particles. Viruses elastic structures and can often withstand a wide range of pH and temperature. Nanowires and nanotubes design constructed viruses may as drug delivery systems that withstand extreme environmental conditions, may be used.

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