Biomimetics
Research
Biomimetics involves studying how biological systems work to help us design and engineer materials and machines that work more effectively.
Advantages
High performance - due to efficient design
More environmentally friendly - better use of limited resources
Risks
Expensive to develop new designs
Media
Application for Solving World Hunger
By copying designs proven to work in nature, we save resources and energy that can be used to grow more and better crops.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomimicry https://www.youtube.com/user/MITbiomimetics/featured