From nature to high-tech, there's only one tiny step. Let's take that step with Nature = Future, a series that is all about scientific knowledge and the wonders of nature. We discover how scientists reproduce these unique properties from the living world to give us a future that will be more intelligent and more sustainable through design.
It is possible to imitate the extraordinary capacity of mushroom mycelium to depollute soils and assemble new biomaterials.
Why not adapt the strategy of the Morpho butterfly, whose wings can absorb heat by radiation, to make photovoltaic panels more resistant to very high temperatures in the desert?
Saint-Gobain studies the super hydrophobic properties of the lotus leaf to develop new industrial and sustainable materials.
Foraging bees know perfectly how to manage their 'fuel'. On this principle, the company Pole-N has created a sustainable energy model that generates a circular economy.
By copying the structure of shark skin, composed of dermal denticles, the American company Sharklet manufactures antibacterial coatings to reduce nosocomial diseases.
