Biomimicry: Beaks on trains and
flipper-like turbines
By Katia Moskvitch Technology reporter, BBC News
Butterfly's wings
蝴蝶的翅膀
"There are three types of biomimicry -
one is copying form and shape, another is copying a process, like
photosynthesis in a leaf, and the third is mimicking at an ecosystem's level,
like building a nature-inspired city," says Ms Benyus.