The Last Tepui: Biodiversity On The Earth’s Sky Islands
Biodiversity takes center stage on the flat-topped “islands in the sky” that lurch out of the Amazon in South America.
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Lilium Flirts With Biomimicry, Wins Red Dot Award
One benefit of the new wave of electric vertical take-off & landing (eVTOL) and electric conventional takeoff and landing (eCTOL) airplanes is the freedom the electric propulsion system gives designers. Airbus has a “Bird of Prey” concept that will please most Star Trek fans, and now a flying Manta Ray could grace our skies in a few years.
A Connected Future Between Nature & Technology
What can we learn and take away from nature that can be put into action with technology?
ClimateLaunchpad Is Working To Change The World, One Startup At A Time
ClimateLaunchpad is an increasingly global competition that serves to vet and coach climate change focused startups in an effort to bring the best to the surface. The goal is to accelerate the pace at which new climate change focused innovations and startups grow up and ultimately, to provide a — wait for it — launchpad for them to take off from.
Business Lessons From A Radical Industrialist (#CleanTechnica Occasional #Bookclub)
Instead of halfway measures and greenwashing, Ray Anderson oriented Interface to the singular goal of having no net negative impact on the environment, something it calls Mission Zero®. Interface hasn’t hit Mission Zero® yet, but that goal has been woven into the company’s DNA. He passed away years ago, but that vision remains integral to the company’s culture.
Berlin & China Creating “Sponge Cities” — Landscape Architects Help Cities Absorb Water, Cool Down
Berlin (Germany) and China are working with nature to create sponge cities that absorb rainwater and cool the city. Even without the challenges of climate change, cities would do well to consider the benefits of imitating natural ecosystems to cool down and store rainwater, a precious resource. With problems from climate change in urban areas, such as increased flooding and more extreme heatwaves, the need to develop “sponge cities” is essential.
$21 Million And 7 Years Later, New Ocean Energy Project Will Imitate Kelp
A new ocean energy device that imitates kelp has just been deployed under water off the Australia coast, where it will generate electricity from swells.
Butterfly Flaps Its Wings, Could Spark Solar Energy Progress
Here’s a new twist on the “butterfly effect” leading to more lightweight, compact concentrated systems for solar energy harvesting — instead of hurricanes.
More Efficient Solar Panels, Thanks To Eye Of Moth And Leaf Of Lotus
Biomimcry runs amok as government scientists brew up more efficient solar panels from eye of moth and leaf of lotus.
Harvard Scientists Invent A Bionic Leaf That Makes Rubbing Alcohol
Harvard scientists have invented a new way to make rubbing alcohol with a “bionic leaf,” which is a bigger deal than you might think.
