From Soap to Cities: Designs Inspired by Nature

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February 27, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace If we surrendered to earth's intelligence we could rise up rooted, like trees. - Rainer Maria Rilke - From Soap to Cities: Designs Inspired by Nature "Imagine this assignment, says Bill McDonough in a recent TED talk: Design something that makes oxygen, sequesters carbon, converts nitrogen into ammonia, distills water, stores solar energy as fuel, builds complex sugars, creates microclimates, changes color with the seasons, and self-replicates. Sound impossible?Well, nature's already completed this one. It's called a plant. And the fact that it does these things safely and efficiently is inspiring engineers and designers to reconceive the ways we manufacture such basics as soap bottles, raincoats, and wall-to-wall carpeting." { read more } Be The Change This fascinating TED talk shares more on Biomimicry. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 20 Amazing Photos From Outer Space How Nature Affects the Brain More Than Human: Striking Animal Portraits The 13-Year Old Who Is Foresting the World Freed: Cat With Head Trapped in Jar for 6 Days Wind Powered Art Office Workers Raise 5 Day Old Kitten New Zealand's River That Is A Person DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 125,840 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More