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Asking 'How would Nature design a city?' since 2010. #biodesign #biomaterials #biomimetics #biotechnology bioniccity.co.uk

Do wildlife crossings benefit climate connectivity? New research highlights the role of wildlife crossings in climate adaptation 🦌conservationcorridor.org/digests/2025/0…

An interview with Marlène Huissoud, creator of works including From Insects, which explored natural materials derived from honeybees and silkworms. unity-magazine.com/2024/12/unity-… #biodesign

Researchers and practitioners in bio-innovation are invited to share their thoughts on the pivotal innovators, transformative ideas, and pressing challenges, as well as opportunities in nature-inspired design and innovation. bioratorium.com/sector-survey-…… #bioinnovation #biodesign

Hundreds of tiny robots guided by magnetic fields can coordinate to act like ants, lifting objects hundreds of times their weight. Read more: newscientist.com/article/246121…

Researchers in Switzerland have created luminous wood, a composite material based on hardwood with bioluminescent properties. The new material could be used for designer furniture, jewellery or eco-friendly home lighting.⁠ ⁠Read more: newscientist.com/article/mg2643…

Pyrophytic Architecture™: Design for Living with Wildfire - Design scientist Dr. Melissa Sterry explores how we might learn how to live with wildfire from plants that have already done so. Book a place on Eventbrite at eventbrite.com/e/pyrophytic-a… #designforwildfire

Fully-funded AHRC PhD studentship on 'Understanding ‘Place’ in Historical Botanical Collections: science, commerce, empire, and the early-modern herbarium'. Come and work on the Sloane Herbarium! For details, see: lahp.ac.uk/prospective-st…

Design for Wildfire school: a new school of nature-inspired design thought coming in 2025 panarchiccodex.com/design-for-wil…

Founders of @FullGrownFuture Alice and Gavin Munro share their journey, from the inception of their Chair Orchard to collaborating with nature’s rhythms to working with working leading luxury brands. unity-magazine.com/2024/11/unity-…

Introducing the Unity of Nature series, sponsored by Bioratorium® and hosted by @melissasterry with a Q&A with bioartist Audrey Rangel Aguirre #bioart unity-magazine.com/2024/11/unity-…

"Most cities lack sufficient canopy cover, despite visible trees" #urbanecology earth.com/news/most-citi…

@eddwall Suspect so.

Is this how future leaders failing climate impacts will be greeted? theguardian.com/world/2024/nov…

"Inspired by these examples, researchers at The University of New Mexico School of Engineering studied natural rhythms to uncover hidden strategies that could enhance synchronization efficiency." earth.com/news/natures-r…

Researchers at Tufts University have created the first web-slinging technology. Their device shoots silk-based fluid that instantly solidifies into super-sticky, strong fibres—strong enough to lift objects 80 times their weight. Learn more about silk: newscientist.com/article/227944…

From Flames to Foundations: Biomimicry's role in designing fire-resilient cities speakersassociates.com/from-flames-to… #designforwildfire

"Harnessing Nature’s Wisdom for Innovation: Q&A with Dr. Melissa Sterry" unity-magazine.com/2024/10/harnes… #bioinspired #biodesign

@KewScience Wonderful!

.@melissasterry shares insights into her design for living with wildfire modelled on plants that have evolved to live with wildfire. designdecode.org/melissa-sterry… #designforwildfire

Are you concerned about pharmaceutical waste in our water systems? Algae might be the green solution to clean it up! urbanevolution-litc.com/2024/10/10/alg… #CleanWater #EcoTech #UrbanEcology #UrbanEvolution

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