Nature = Future
29 Episodes
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.
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04:48Episode 1Mushrooms Cleaners
Episode 1
It is possible to imitate the extraordinary capacity of mushroom mycelium to depollute soils and assemble new biomaterials.
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04:36Episode 2A solar Butterfly
Episode 2
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?
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04:33Episode 3The Lotus and the Fakir
Episode 3
Saint-Gobain studies the super hydrophobic properties of the lotus leaf to develop new industrial and sustainable materials.
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05:21Episode 4The Energy of the Bees
Episode 4
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.
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05:01Episode 5The Denticules of the Sea
Episode 5
By copying the structure of shark skin, composed of dermal denticles, the American company Sharklet manufactures antibacterial coatings to reduce nosocomial diseases.