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When comparing the human patent database with nature’s solutions,
there is found only a 12% overlap in common solutions.
Biomimetics:itspracticeandtheory,JulianF.V.Vincent*,OlgaA.Bogatyreva,Nikolaj R.Bogatyrev,AdrianBowyerandAnja-KarinaPahl
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Biological Intelligence Shaping the New Frontier
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“The discipline is no longer just an academic exercise. [Biomimicry] has become an innovation tool that allows companies to develop a new class of products and services.”
– Rebecca Bagley, in Forbes
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“I believe that biomimicry is one of a small handful of very important ideas that will change the way business is done.”
- Andrew Winston, in HBR
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“I think the biggest innovations of the 21st
century will be at the intersection of biology and technology. A new era is
beginning.”
- Steve Jobs
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CARBON SEQUESTERS
POLLINATORS
DECOMPOSERS
FILTERS EROSION CONTROL
TEMPERATURE REGULATION
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Pilot ProjectFACTORY AS FOREST
CARBON SEQUESTERS
POLLINATORS
DECOMPOSERS
FILTERS EROSION CONTROL
TEMPERATURE REGULATION
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• moderate weather extremes and their impacts
• purify the air and water
• pollinate crops and natural vegetation
• generate and preserve soils and renew their fertility
• cycle and move nutrients
• detoxify and decompose wastes
• maintain biodiversity
• mitigate drought and floods
• disperse seeds
• protect people from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays
• protect stream and river channels and coastal shores from erosion
• control pests numbers
• contribute to climate stability
• regulate disease carrying organisms
BE GENEROUS
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Carbon Sequestered
Water Stored and Purified
Sediment Retained
Pollution Detoxified
Pollinators Supported
Biodiversity Enhanced
Soil Fertility Enhanced
Nutrients Cycled
ECOSYSTEM SERVICESproduced
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Realm: NearticBiome: Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forest
Ecoregion: Southern Outer Piedmont
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CARBON MANAGEMENT
ATMOSPHERIC QUALITY
WATER CYCLING
SOIL FORMATION &
RETENTION
HABITAT & BIODIVERSITY
KEY ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS
OPTIMIZE RATHER THAN
MAXIMIZE
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WATER CYCLING
CARBON SEQUEST-RATION
ATMOSPH-ERIC QUALITY
SOIL FORMATION & RETENTION
HABITAT & BIODIVERSITY
PROVISION
e.g. Assimilation and detoxification rate of soil and subsoil percolation
e.g. Tons of carbon sequestered/acre/year
e.g. Seasonal humidity levels
e.g. Concentration levels of micronutrients
e.g. Pollinator abundance index
PERFORMANCE GAP
DESIGNING FOR THEPERFORMANCE GAP
BIOPHILIC DESIGN
COMPOSITION OF EXISTING TECHNOLOGIES
NEW INNOVATIONS
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
OPTIMIZE RATHER THAN
MAXIMIZE
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