The magic of mimicry

整个思维导图讲述了关于科学与研究方面的模仿自然而生的科技产品 有哪些是我们日常生活中激发于自然的产品呢？ 科学方面的“模仿”又是指什么呢？ 和我们日常中模仿他人一样吗？

The magic of mimicry

• what is mimicry
  • mimic people, copy their
    • speech
    • dress
    • behaviour
  • in science
    • copying ideas from nature or nature processes
      • solve problems
      • create helpful products
• example 1
  • velcro
    • invented in 1941
      • by a Swiss engineer called Geoge de Mestral
    • inspired by the burdock seeds
      • their seeds had hooks on them, they stuck to loops on clothing or hair
    • how to make it
      • create two strips of material
        • one with tiny hooks
        • one with loose hooks
    • how to use it
      • put both strips together
        • stuck like glue
      • something unlike the glue
        • you can peel the strips apart in reattach them
    • used by NASA
      • stop items from floating in space
    • popular with children's clothes companies
• example2
  • Speedo Fastskin
    • controversial swimsuit
      • was seen at Beijing Olympics in 2008
      • based on the rough patterns on a shark's skin
        • shark skin also prevents bacteria from growing on it
• example3
  • Eagle Eyes glasses
    • protecting astronauts eyes from dangerous radiation and sun's ray
    • studied how eagles clearly recognize their prey
      • birds have yellow oil in their eyes
        • filters out harmful radiation
        • allows them to see very clearly
    • in prove vision in different weather conditons
      • fog
      • sunlight
      • normal light
• example4
  • Mercedes-Benz's concept car
    • based on the shape of the tropical boxfish
    • copy the box fish skeleton to make it
      • because of its strength and low weight
    • the shape of it
      • meant that the car had less air resistance
      • used less fuel
• conclusion
  • Biomimicry appears to have an unlimited number of applications. It will be interesting to see which problems nature helps us solve in the future.