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The Biomimicry Accelerator journey begins...
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For the six teams in the new 2016-17 Biomimicry Accelerator, this year will bring lots of hard work, learning, and a shot at bringing their biomimetic food system solution to market with the help of the $100,000 Ray C. Anderson Foundation Ray of Hope Prize (TM).
Last June, six teams from five countries were chosen to take part in the second Biomimicry Accelerator cohort.
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In early November, these teams began their journey in the program, which will culminate next October with the Ray of Hope Prize award. Along the way, they'll be matched with biomimicry and industry mentors as they work to prototype and test their food system solutions.
Learn more about these six teams and their nature-inspired innovations. We'll be posting updates from each team throughout the next year, so stay tuned!
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Want to be part of the Biomimicry Accelerator?
A brand-new Challenge round has launched, and we're looking for biomimetic solutions to climate change. The 2016-17 theme is Climate Change: Reversal, Adaptation, and Mitigation. Learn more at challenge.biomimicry.org.
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Get to know the new AskNature
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Have you explored the new AskNature yet? This video, created by AskNature Director Ethan Smith, gives viewers a look at all the new and improved features available on AskNature. What will you discover today? Thanks to Colin Webster from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation for the narration!
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Time-tested R&D at the Disruptive Innovation Festival
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Did you miss any of the conversation at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's Disruptive Innovation Festival? For just a few more days, you can catch panels like this one with the Biomimicry Institute's Beth Rattner and Ellie Banwell, with architect Michael Pawlyn.
Watch as they discuss new biomimicry applications in business and architecture (available until 12/24 and you must log in or register to access).
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Help spread nature-inspired design - join us!
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Join a powerful community committed to reconnecting with nature and making nature-inspired design a reality.
Explore membership benefits, including shop and course discounts, monthly nature-based activity emails, a free presentation template, and more
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More biomimicry news:
Treehugger reports that what we thought we knew about bird flight models is actually wrong, thanks to a new experiment from Stanford researchers involving a parrot, a laser sheet, and tiny, bird-sized laser goggles.
We were pretty excited to hear that the Amsterdam Light Festival's 2016 theme is biomimicry. Check out the beautiful nature-inspired holiday display here.
How are giant sequoias able to soar to such great heights? Biographic explores this engineering feat in this illustrated feature.
Research into bioadhesives is just beginning to tap into the potential of natural glues, reports The Conversation.
How can NASA's missions to Mars travel an average of 225 million kilometers while saving energy? Biomimicry is becoming a key part of this puzzle, says The Plain Dealer.
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How would nature elect a president?
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Author and evolutionary biologist Tamsin Woolley-Barker, PhD, explores a better way to govern in our increasingly complex world, inspired by how superorganisms make decisions from the ground up.
Read more.
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HOLIDAY SPECIAL!
Biomimicry Basics online course
Give the gift of biomimicry knowledge and learn how to apply biomimicry to any challenge, whenever and wherever you are. In this self-paced, online course, instructor Denise DeLuca will show you a step-by-step method for turning nature's strategies into innovative solutions.
Between now and January 7, you can buy one registration and get another one for half off to gift to someone special! Purchase the course here and you'll receive a code for another registration at half price.
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GreenBiz17
February 14-16, 2017
Join the world’s most influential sustainability leaders at GreenBiz 17 (Feb. 14-16 in Phoenix, AZ) to explore the critical challenges, trends, and opportunities in sustainable business today.
Save 10% on registration with our discount code GB17BIO here:
http://grn.bz/gb17bio
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As a non-profit, we depend on supporters like you to help us share the vast potential of nature-inspired design worldwide.
Learn more about how to support our work.
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