Mimêsis - nature at the origins of innovation
Overview
Intro
What do skis, a snorkel, a 3D printer and a spy plane have in common? All these inventions were created or perfected with inspiration from nature.
Nature abounds in inventive solutions, the fruit of four billion years of evolution and selection, whose effectiveness has been proven on a living scale. Numerous examples from botany, zoology and geology have given rise to remarkable biomimetic applications: lotus and hydrophobic coatings; burdock and Velcro; morpho butterfly and Morphotex textile; spider silk and synthetic silk; mussel byssus and glues, etc.By bringing the natural environment into dialogue with the human innovations it inspires, “Mimêsis” invites the public to rediscover nature from a new angle: that of its intelligence, diversity and inestimable value. It also offers us a lesson in humility, given the complex and often energy-consuming means that humans must mobilise to try and match what nature achieves with elegant economy of means.
| Contact address |
Naturéum - Muséum cantonal des sciences naturelles - Jardin botanique
Avenue de Cour 14B 1007 Lausanne +41 21 316 99 88 info.natureum@vd.ch |
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| Location |
Naturéum - Muséum cantonal des sciences naturelles - Jardin botanique Avenue de Cour 14B 1007 Lausanne Switzerland |
| Event Homepage | https://www.lausanne-tourisme.ch/en/event/mimesis-nature-at-the-origins-of-innovation/ |
| Price |
Free
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