Biomimetics : Aesthetics of Science

[Yasir_Nasim]

Biomimetics refers to all of the substances, equipment, mechanisms, and systems that people produce in order to imitate the systems present in nature.
It is a new branch of science that seeks to imitate living things. In recent times, this branch of science has come to be widely applied in the world of technology. The scientific community currently feels a great need for the use of such equipment, particularly in the fields of nanotechnology, robot technology, artificial intelligence, medicine, and the military.
The theme of "biomimicry" is that we have much to learn from the natural world, as model, measure, and mentor. What these researchers have in common is a reverence for natural designs, and the inspiration to use them to solve human problems. Scientists who began to favour this rapidly spreading idea, accelerated their studies by using nature’s incomparable and flawless designs as models. These designs represent models for technological research, for they provide the maximum productivity for the least amount of materials and energy, and are self-maintaining, environmentally friendly, silent, aesthetically attractive, resistant, and long-lasting. By using natural systems as models, we can create technologies that are more sustainable than those in use today.
Those who believe in the this discipline draw inspiration from the phenomenons of nature, like :

*Hummingbirds cross the Gulf of Mexico on less than 3 grams (one tenth of an ounce) of fuel

*Dragonflies outmanoeuvre our best helicopters,

*Heating and air-conditioning systems in termite mounds are superior in terms of equipment and energy consumption to those made by human beings,

*A bat’s high-frequency transmitter is more efficient and sensitive than our own radar systems,

*Light-emitting algae combine various chemicals to illuminate their bodies,

*Arctic fish and frogs freeze solid and then spring to life, having protected their organs from ice damage,

*Chameleons and cuttlefish change the pattern of their skin to blend instantly with their surroundings,

*Bees, turtles, and birds navigate without maps,

*Whales and penguins dive without scuba gear.

Scientists are amazed when confronted with the incomparable structures and systems they are discovering with every passing day, and use that amazement to inspire themselves to produce new technologies for humanity’s benefit. Realising that the existing perfect systems and extraordinary techniques applied in nature are far superior to their own knowledge and intellect, they became aware of these matchless solutions to existing problems and are now resorting to the designs in nature to resolve problems that have eluded them for years. As a result, they will perhaps achieve success in a very short time. Moreover, by imitating nature, scientists are making very important gains with regard to time and labour and also to the targeted use of material resources.

In the nineteenth century, nature was imitated only in aesthetic terms. Artists and architects of that time were influenced by nature and used examples of the structures’ external appearances in their works. Yet the realisation of nature’s extraordinary designs and that these could be used to benefit human beings only began in the twentieth century with the study of natural mechanisms at the molecular level. Scientists today are learning from living things, as revealed in the Qur’an 1,400 years ago :

There is instruction for you in cattle. From the contents of their bellies, from between the dung and blood, We give you pure milk to drink, easy for drinkers to swallow. (Qur’an, 16:66)

And there is certainly a lesson for you in your livestock. We give you to drink from what is in their bellies and there are many ways in which you benefit from them, and some of them you eat; and you are conveyed on them and on ships as well. (Qur’an, 23:21-22)

[Waseemtabish]

There is instruction for you in cattle. From the contents of their bellies, from between the dung and blood, We give you pure milk to drink, easy for drinkers to swallow. (Qur’an, 16:66)

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