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Why not take tried-and-true designs from Mother Nature and apply them to manmade products? This rhetorical question continues to be an intrinsic success story in a myriad of technical breakthroughs across many industrial sectors for years. Recent examples include:
· Mother Nature Perfects Pump Designs
· Mussels + Geckos = Wet-Dry Adhesive
· Mother Nature's Seagoing Sonar
· Hook and Loop Fasteners
Although Mother Nature holds no patents, inventors adapting her designs can. What other examples of "Mother Nature" technology do you know of?
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Re: Mother Nature's Technology Transfers
