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Nature Inspiring Green Design for Planes, Trains and Autos

popularmechanics.com — Bullet trains based on bird beaks? Wind turbines from whales? Low-flow showerheads from the rainforest? As one group of Boeing engineers recently discovered, the growing field of biomimicry means finding the answers to tough industrial design challenges way outside of the lab.

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  • BillE3, on 09/11/2008, -0/+3I have long supported research in the private sector. They are spending money from private grants, not from tax dollars. The grantors' expect and require results on the dollar expended.
  • NoozeHound, on 09/12/2008, -0/+1deleted.

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