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The Israeli Biomimicry Organization

An example of biomimicry: researchers imitated the array of cracks they uncovered in the pearl shell to create glass 200 times stronger than normal glass. Photo: Didier Descouens / Wikimedia.

Smart materials inspired by nature

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The innovative bandage based on a parasitic worm called Pomphorhynchus laevis. Photo courtesy of Dr.Karp.

On a bandage that doesn't move, skin grafts, and one parasite

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Illustration: The Israeli Association for Biomimicry

The third biomimicry conference - academia and industry - Tel Aviv University June 8, 2017

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eagle. Source: Jeremy Cai.

Hawk eyes in your camera

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Source: Julia Janeta.

To smell like a dog you have to learn to sniff!

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Among the developments made in the Biotechnology and Food Engineering Laboratory at the Technion are stickers for mouth ulcers, which were developed inspired by the adhesive ability of geckos. Photo: Brocken Inaglory, Wikimedia.

Imitation of principles from nature in the development of synthetic materials

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The poison dart frog. Source: H. Krisp, Wikimedia.

Poison dart frog inspired anti-icing coating

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Source: Luc Viatour / Wikimedia.

Medusas for laser

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Source: Luc Viatour / Wikimedia.

Silk fiber production inspired by the spider

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Image courtesy of Alexander Vasenin (Wikimedia).

A lesson in leadership from….fish

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Photo: barachihuang / flickr.

Tweeting and singing in the middle of the sea

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Source: acific Southwest Region USFWS / Flickr.

A wind turbine inspired by birds

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Illustration. Source: pixabay.com.

Biomimetic chemistry - a window into the molecular world

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The sailfish. Photo: Adam / Flickr.

What about a sailboat and a luxury car?

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Two small seahorses from the coast of Italy. Photo: Stefano Carocci Ph/Shutterstock

Tail or half tail?

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The structure of the oyster from the book "Studies on the reproduction and artificial propagation of fresh-water mussels" from 1912

Mussels (oysters) to save embryos

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The lightest knit in the world. Photo: Boeing PR

The world's lightest metal inspired by human bone

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A tiny stingray fish, which is half animal and half machine. The fish consists of genetically modified rat muscle cells. The muscle cells are what actually allow the fish's wings to move in response to flashes of light. On the right is a real fish of this species

A fish robot powered by a rat muscle

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shoemaker Source: Yusuke Miyahara / flickr.

Organism of the month - the cobbler, the king of the egg

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Myxine fish. Photo: f Andra Zommers and Douglas Fudge, in: Will hagfish yield the fibers of the future?, PNAS, 2016.

Will a deep-sea fish affect the future of the textile industry?

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building Source: Alejandro Hernandez / flickr.

Wet dream - dry

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Tasmanian devil. Image courtesy of Charlieatyourservice / wikimedia

On demons and bacteria

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Hasilon the Peacock Mantis, photo by Silke Baron CC By 2.0,

Cancer diagnosis inspired by mantis elimination

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Simulation of biomimetic needle use in surgery. Illustration: Imperial College London

A brain surgery needle inspired by the wasp's oviduct

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Solar panel inspired by roses. Photo: raincarnation40/Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain

Rose solar panels

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