Sneak Peek:
Tapping into Nature Introduction
| Terrapin’s publication Tapping into Nature explores the potential of biomimetic and bioinspired innovation and its value to businesses. — Read More
Sneak Peek:
My Deserted Island Essential Reading
| The British have a long-standing radio show in which people talk about what ten albums they would take with them to a deserted island. In that spirit, here are the ten books, a couple of chapters, and three poems that have really helped shape my thinking about our work, the environment, buildings and life. In […] — Read More
Biomimicry, Bioutilization, Biomorphism: The Opportunities of Bioinspired Innovation
| How nature serves as a source of inspiration can vary, but bioinspired approaches have yielded useful, disruptive innovations and designs. — Read More
Searching in the Desert: How Nature Can Help Phoenix Cope with Climate Change
| As the impacts of climate change become more pronounced, the best strategies for adapting to extremes lie in our own backyard. — Read More
Rethinking Restoration Ecology
| Ecological restorationists no longer aim for natural restoration but healthy restoration – acknowledging both ecosystems’ flux and humans’ impact on them. — Read More
Advancing Urban Sustainability
| The Framework for an Ecological Built Environment (“Phoebe”) is a set of tools for design decision-making and project evaluation. — Read More
Biomimicry and Photonics
| Organisms employ an array of strategies to generate, detect, absorb, scatter, and otherwise process light. Researchers in optics and photonics are studying these strategies and increasingly use them as blueprints in the development of advanced sensing and imaging devices. — Read More
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