Nature benefits from a progressive evolution over millions of years, always adapting and
finding individual solutions for common problems. Hence, a pool of diverse and efficient …

In bio-inspired design, the concept of'function'allows engineers and designers to move
between biological models and human applications. Abstracting a problem to general …

Bio-inspired design (BID) has the potential to evolve the way engineers and designers solve
problems. Several tools have been developed to assist one or multiple phases of the BID …

Biological inspiration evaluation has been widely acknowledged as one of the most
important phases in biologically inspired design (BID) as it substantially determines the …

Biomimetics must be taught to the next generation of designers in the interest of delivering
solutions for current problems. Teaching biomimetics involves teachers and students from …

Bio-inspired design (BID) approaches have provided numerous novel proposals for
innovative design. Meanwhile, it resulted in an explosion of alternatives. Choosing a small …

Searching for suitable biological strategies in bio-inspired design (BID) is the first problem
that designers need to solve. Based on the biological strategy database of the AskNature, a …

Biomimetics is a well-known approach for technical innovation. However, most of its
influence remains in the academic field. One option for increasing its application in the …

Biomimicry is an interdisciplinary field that aims to provide sustainable solutions to technical
issues. However, learners often encounter challenges in the application of biomimicry due to …

Successful bioinspired design depends on practitioners' access to biological data in a
relevant form. Although multiple open-access biodiversity databases exist, their presentation …