Biomimicry is innovation inspired by nature taking advantage of evolutions 38 billion years of rd since the first bacteria biomimics study natures best ideas photosynthesis brain power and shells and adapt them for human use they are revolutionising how we invent compute heal ourselves harness energy repair the environment and feed the world. I call their quest biomimicry the conscious emulation of lifes genius innovation inspired by nature in a society accustomed to dominating or improving nature this respectful imitation is a radically new approach a revolution really unlike the industrial revolution the biomimicry revolution introduces an era based not on what we can extract from nature but on what we can learn from her. Biomimicry is innovation inspired by nature taking advantage of the 38 billion years of rd nature has cached since the first bacteria formed on earth and began to evolve. The main idea behind biomimetics is that nature is millions of years ahead of humans in any field and for that reason its very advantageous to be inspired by it or to copy it directly the term