Biomimetics - Design by nature


	Biomimetics - Design by nature
JohnWaterman
8-4-2008 11:26 AM
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"What has fins like a whale, skin like a lizard, and eyes like a moth? The future of engineering."
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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/70b325b6-146a-4cde-8a4a-fcab8b3944bc/56F0D95A-2647-43D5-A4E5-FAAA47C2844D/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.core.form-ula.com/2008/04/15/biomimetics-design-by-nature/" href="http://www.core.form-ula.com/2008/04/15/biomimetics-design-by-nature/" style="font-size: 11px;">www.core.form-ula.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.core.form-ula.com/2008/04/15/biomimetics-design-by-nature/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.core.form-ula.com/img/1DCFE4A2-6BB0-4E04-8A5E-BE05B254DD6A" alt="012" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.core.form-ula.com/2008/04/15/biomimetics-design-by-nature/">An electron micrograph reveals sharkskin’s secret to speed: tooth-like scales called dermal denticles</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.core.form-ula.com/2008/04/15/biomimetics-design-by-nature/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.core.form-ula.com/img/E2B55DD8-DD7C-472F-AC4C-322FD42D3E92" alt="013" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.core.form-ula.com/2008/04/15/biomimetics-design-by-nature/">sharkskin denticles spurred the design of his Speedo Fastskin, whose texture functions to reduce drag, bumping up speed</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.core.form-ula.com/2008/04/15/biomimetics-design-by-nature/"><P>via&gt; National Geographic (April 2008)
<SPAN id="more-3491"></SPAN></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.core.form-ula.com/2008/04/15/biomimetics-design-by-nature/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.core.form-ula.com/img/66D2D0E3-65A9-4BF1-9C45-1EFCCB3EC90F" alt="001" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.core.form-ula.com/2008/04/15/biomimetics-design-by-nature/"><SPAN>Behind the squared-off contours of the boxfish lies a lesson in sleek design. 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