The Lotus as Water Repellant
Sto Corp's self-cleaning Lotusan exterior paint uses the plant's micro-structural qualities to remove dirt just after a rain.
Flowers and Solar Panels
MIT students use the concept of phototropism to design a sun-tracking solar panel that requires no motor or electronic control system.
Termites and Climate Control
An African skyscraper built in 2007 features a unique climate-control system inspired by the gigantic termite mounds found in the Zimbabwean bush.
Five Products From a Famous Multinational — Nature
A growing number of scientists, ecologists and entrepreneurs have begun to incorporate 'biomimicry' across a vast spectrum of enterprises.
Slow Money to the Rescue
Venture capitalist Woody Tasch has a down-to-earth approach — literally — for fixing what's eating the economy.
Going Up? Vertical Farming in High-Rises Raises Hopes
An angry Mother Nature and increasing urbanization have led Columbia's Dickson Despommier to urge agriculturalists to consider tilling vertical farms in high-rises. A Miller-McCune.com interview.
Harnessing the Power of the Oceans
A new generation of machines, some based on nature's own designs, is mobilizing to draw cheap and carbon-free renewable energy from the seas.
The Nature of Design
Biophilic concepts are gradually working their way into the design mainstream, helping humans thrive by bringing the outdoors in.