Resources that I can use for teaching.
Biomimicry/Bioinspiration:
Biomimicry as a Tool= Sustainability Bouncing Ideas blog
"Purity of the Lotus Leaf.." original article
"Water Wings AId Desert Survival" Namid beetle
"Adhesive Force of a Single Gecko Foot-hair" original article
"insect turns itself into a wheel" Coastal Tiger Beetle
Bioinspired Architecture
NICO building in the Netherlands, website
"Lessons from nature's architects", blog
"Five animals that are awesome architects" blog, National Geographic
"The termite mound, a not-so-true bioinspiration story", blog, M. Alleyne, Eastgate
"The termite and the architect" Lee Billings
Lavasa Hill Project, Southern India, HOK Architect firm
Robots:
"Dawn of the Artificial Coprohages" http://insectsdiditfirst.com/2013/05/28/the-dawn-of-the-artificial-coprophages/
"Jump, Go Ahead, Jump Little Springtail" M. Alleyne
"This Insect has Gears in its Legs" National Geographic
"Fly Robot Fly" Fly robots for search and rescue Robert Wood
"Maple Seed Flight" Scientific American 1 min.
"Cart wheeling Spider" Flic flac spider
List of many bioinspired robo
Electric Fields:
"Bees can sense electric fields of flowers" Ed Yong National Geographic
"Honeybees can move each other with electric fields" Ed Yong National Geographic
"Dolphins detect electrical fields with ex-whisker pits" Ed Yong NAtional Geographic
Magnetic Fields:
Birds Compass Ed Yong National Geographic
Robin Magnetic compass from 2 eyes to 1 Ed Yong National Geographic
Chemical:
"The only way to hide from a seacatfish is to stop breathing" pH Ed Yong National Geographic
"Research frontiers in bioinspired energy" NAS website, great applications
Other Sensory fields:
"Crocodile faces are more sensitive than human finger tips" Ed Yong National Geographic
"Tiny wing hairs allow bats to pull of hair-raising manuevers" Ed Yong National Geographic
Real and Artificial Photosynthesis
"Making fuel like a tree" article Tom McKeag
"Why don't solar panels look like trees? Steven Vogel
Swarming
"How Science of swarms can help us fight cancer" Iain Cauzin
Air Pollution
"Spiral hegira" Tom McKeag, (vortex that would suck out pollution)
Energy
Research frontiers in bioinspired energy, great web site!
Bioinspiration as Business
"What if business was bioinspired?" Dr. Woolley-Barker
"What can dung beatles teach us about the circular economy?" Dr. Woolley-Barker
"The booming business of bioinspiration" DaVinci index
Center for Bioinspiration at SanDiego Zoo, website
"Mirasol's market meltdown" Tom McKeag
Biomimicry/Bioinspiration:
Biomimicry as a Tool= Sustainability Bouncing Ideas blog
"Purity of the Lotus Leaf.." original article
"Water Wings AId Desert Survival" Namid beetle
"Adhesive Force of a Single Gecko Foot-hair" original article
"insect turns itself into a wheel" Coastal Tiger Beetle
Bioinspired Architecture
NICO building in the Netherlands, website
"Lessons from nature's architects", blog
"Five animals that are awesome architects" blog, National Geographic
"The termite mound, a not-so-true bioinspiration story", blog, M. Alleyne, Eastgate
"The termite and the architect" Lee Billings
Lavasa Hill Project, Southern India, HOK Architect firm
Robots:
"Dawn of the Artificial Coprohages" http://insectsdiditfirst.com/2013/05/28/the-dawn-of-the-artificial-coprophages/
"Jump, Go Ahead, Jump Little Springtail" M. Alleyne
"This Insect has Gears in its Legs" National Geographic
"Fly Robot Fly" Fly robots for search and rescue Robert Wood
"Maple Seed Flight" Scientific American 1 min.
"Cart wheeling Spider" Flic flac spider
List of many bioinspired robo
Electric Fields:
"Bees can sense electric fields of flowers" Ed Yong National Geographic
"Honeybees can move each other with electric fields" Ed Yong National Geographic
"Dolphins detect electrical fields with ex-whisker pits" Ed Yong NAtional Geographic
Magnetic Fields:
Birds Compass Ed Yong National Geographic
Robin Magnetic compass from 2 eyes to 1 Ed Yong National Geographic
Chemical:
"The only way to hide from a seacatfish is to stop breathing" pH Ed Yong National Geographic
"Research frontiers in bioinspired energy" NAS website, great applications
Other Sensory fields:
"Crocodile faces are more sensitive than human finger tips" Ed Yong National Geographic
"Tiny wing hairs allow bats to pull of hair-raising manuevers" Ed Yong National Geographic
Real and Artificial Photosynthesis
"Making fuel like a tree" article Tom McKeag
"Why don't solar panels look like trees? Steven Vogel
Swarming
"How Science of swarms can help us fight cancer" Iain Cauzin
Air Pollution
"Spiral hegira" Tom McKeag, (vortex that would suck out pollution)
Energy
Research frontiers in bioinspired energy, great web site!
Bioinspiration as Business
"What if business was bioinspired?" Dr. Woolley-Barker
"What can dung beatles teach us about the circular economy?" Dr. Woolley-Barker
"The booming business of bioinspiration" DaVinci index
Center for Bioinspiration at SanDiego Zoo, website
"Mirasol's market meltdown" Tom McKeag
Lecture notes for each week have been recorded in a notebook.