Biomimetics or bio-mimicry is the emulation of the models, systems, and elements of nature to solve complex human problems Various materials, structures, and devices have been fabricated for commercial interest by engineers, material scientists, chemists, and biologists, and for beauty, structure, and design by artists and architects. Mimicking nature has helped solve engineering problems such as self-healing abilities, environmental exposure tolerance and resistance, hydrophobicity, self-assembly, and harnessing solar energy. Economic impact of bio-inspired materials and surfaces is significant, on the order of several hundred billion dollars per year worldwide. The 21st century has seen a ubiquitous waste of energy due to inefficient building designs, in addition to the over-utilization of energy during the operational phase of its life cycle. We are ending this waste with our new in 21 Acre Colebrook New Hampshire Facility.
Nature is a powerful force in innovation to produce ecologically sound sustainable environmentally safe energy production.
In structural engineering, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) has incorporated biomimetic characteristics in an adaptive deployable “tensegrity” bridge. The bridge can carry out self-diagnosis and self-repair. We are developing production technologies embracing Biomimetics or bio-mimicry as a core tenet of our strategy for sustainability.
