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Leonardo Da Vinci studies birds to design a flying machine.
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Pigeon observation lead to the first flying machine.
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The first Shinkansen railways and trains were made and run in Japan.
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"The transfer of ideas and analogues from biology to technology."
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Janine Benyus' "Biomimicry: Innoavtion Inspired by Design" takes biomimicry to a science.
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A company founded on biomimicry that consults architecture firms, design studios, and other manufacturers.
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By studying the lotus flower, paint and other materials were made with small bumps like the lotus to stay clean.
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The world's first biomimicry institute was founded in 2005 by Janine Benyus.
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This alliance made way for the expansion of mainstream bio-inspired designs.
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Professor Michael Graetzel from the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne applied leaves' ability to capture sunlight during photosynthesis in solar cells.
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Craig Venter and his team successfully transfer a genome into another organism.
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The ability to have have super sticky feet while being able to walk normally inspired scientists to create reapplyable tape.
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George De Mestral invents the "Hook and Loop" fastener, Velcro.