Imagine having materials that could fix and heal themselves. What if bridges could repair their cracks? What if paints could deal with the impact of different sorts of weather and seal up scratches? What would you design? Developing self-healing capabilities is popular and fascinating! If something gets hurt, it can fix and repair itself. ForContinueContinue reading “Regrowing Limbs”
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Four Rhino Biomimicry Projects – Feet, Horns, Skin and Ecobiomimicry
A biomimicry project using rhinos as inspiration can spark off great ideas and provide insight into ways to solve tricky design problems. Biomimicry can be classified at three levels: form, process and system. Rhino are ecosystem engineers, and they can be used as inspiration for system biomimicry, also called ecosystem biomimicry. Let’s start with theContinueContinue reading “Four Rhino Biomimicry Projects – Feet, Horns, Skin and Ecobiomimicry”
Why are Rhinos Important?
Rhinos are ecosystem engineers! They help to shape the wilderness so that other species may thrive. Thus, the loss of rhinos will impact several other species. These remarkable animals are vital in maintaining and creating a balanced and healthy ecosystem. No species should go extinct due to human impact, and understanding how every creature contributesContinueContinue reading “Why are Rhinos Important?”
What Does a Baby Rhino Sound Like?
Baby rhinos make the most unexpected sound. The most adorable sound – a cross between a whale and puppies or kittens. What do these baby rhinos sound like to you? Elephants might have been my first love! And there are so many memorable Hippo stories, but the more I learned about rhinos they more IContinueContinue reading “What Does a Baby Rhino Sound Like?”