We all want to make our buildings more efficient and reliable. Artificial solutions abound, but evolution also holds the answers to many of our problems. Some animals and plants ingeniously adapt ...

Maddie Yang discusses biomimicry, a field that encourages us to embrace the perfection of what nature created and use it as a roadmap.

To conquer some of the toughest challenges for 21st century design, manufacturers are turning to an R&D lab 3.8 billion years in the making: nature. To solve its hose-wear problem, engineers at Parker ...