The University of Edinburgh | Changing World Conversations: Nature-inspired technologies @EdinburghUniversity | Uploaded October 2021 | Updated October 2024, 9 hours ago.
The natural world teems with remarkable creatures and phenomena, which can spark ideas for technologies to solve the biggest challenges of the twenty-first century. Our engineers are taking inspiration from nature to develop revolutionary technologies designed to tackle climate change by enabling us to reduce our carbon footprint or repair environmental damage. Join Dr Katherine Dunn (School of Engineering) to discover a range of bio-inspired innovations, including the cutting-edge science of electrosynbionics, which involves creating devices that use components derived from or inspired by biology to generate, use or store electricity.