Until recently, the leading edge of any wing, propellor, or other airfoil was smooth and streamlined. Even minor imperfections, such as caused by insect impacts, could effect performance. But instances in nature defy this wisdom. Look at the leading edge of the Humpback Whale’s fins and you’ll see a row of mighty bumps and ridges […]

The collaboration between the biomimicry institute and HOK, one of the worlds largest architectural firms, has begun to put biomimicry to practice at a community scale. Part of the goal is to use biomimicry as a metric of success for human made solutions. According to Janine Benyus, founder of the biomimicry institute “Nature can set […]