Biomimicry

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The field of biomimicry has always interested me. Logically, it has often been most closely associated with pharmaceuticals and architecture. However, in this case a Brazilian beetle was found which created crystals for its exoskeleton which would be ideal for use in optical computing. A suitable crystal had proven difficult to develop through other means.

Nature, a purely competitive market in which competition has been forcing evolution for the last 3 billion years, has solved engineering concepts we have yet to even dream of. This case is of course most interesting because of its technological roots: its shows that bimimicry will continue to be of use beyond architecture and medicine.

http://www.physorg.com/news130481875.html

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