Biomimicry

Biomimicry Articles

• Clearly Designed

  

  Jan. 31, 2024

  God ingeniously preprogrammed the genetic information essential for glass frogs to control their transparency.

• Mimicking the Maker

  

  Jan. 1, 2024 from Kids Answers Magazine

  Scientists, architects, engineers, and inventors look at God’s designs for ideas to create some amazing things—from body armor to skyscrapers to tiny robots.

• Stingrays—Built for Speed

  

  Oct. 1, 2022

  The more we study God’s brilliant designs, the more inspiration and ideas we discover.

• The Beetle That Won’t Be Beat

  

  Jan. 1, 2022

  Beware the ironclad beetle, an insect with built-in armor strong enough to withstand 39,000 times its own body weight.

• What’s the Hole Truth?

  

  Jan. 1, 2022

  If God provides for plants, of course he’ll provide for his people.

• Researchers Take a Long Look at Eye Design

  

  July 1, 2021

  Scientists are devising an artificial eye that rivals the capabilities of the human eye.

• Fine & Dandy Flying

  

  April 1, 2021 from Kids Answers Magazine

  With one big puff of air, you can send dandelion seeds flying up to 500 miles away.

• Glasswing Butterflies: Mirroring the Maker

  

  Jan. 1, 2021

  We often admire butterflies for their beautiful colors, but the Central American glasswing butterfly attracts attention because of its unique transparent wings.

• Sunflower Power

  

  Sept. 1, 2020

  What if solar cells could track the sun like sunflowers do?

• Bee Spit—It’s Not Just for Breakfast Anymore

  

  Jan. 1, 2020

  Scientists have discovered that a surprising combination of flower oil and bee spit—the ingredient necessary for honey—may form the basis for new all-weather adhesives.

• God’s Sewer System

  

  Jan. 1, 2019

  God uses the river—with its pebbles, bulrushes, and silt—to cleanse and sustain life. Sewage engineers are still studying its unfathomable secrets.

• Cancer Glasses

  

  Jan. 1, 2019

  Glasses that imitate insects’ vision promise to help surgeons detect cancer cells. The glasses incorporate a camera inspired by morpho butterflies’ eyes.

• Bats

  

  May 15, 2018 from God Thought of It First Cards

  Animals have been using echolocation since God created them to do so.

• Sharks

  

  May 15, 2018 from God Thought of It First Cards

  Researchers have been studying the properties of the shark’s well-designed skin in order to help boaters keep their boats clean.

• Kingfishers

  

  May 15, 2018 from God Thought of It First Cards

  A researcher in Japan observed the kingfisher diving after fish and wondered if he could apply what he’d seen to a problem he was having.

• Lotus Leaves

  

  May 15, 2018 from God Thought of It First Cards

  Lotus plants grow in ponds and rivers, which can be very muddy, but their leaves always look clean and shiny. Why is this?

• Burdock Thistle

  

  May 15, 2018 from God Thought of It First Cards

  Pulling the burrs of the burdock thistles off his clothes and his dog, George de Mestral wanted to understand how these burrs clung to his clothing and his dog's fur.

• Seeing the Glory of God in Scallop Eyes

  

  Jan. 25, 2018

  Soon we’ll be able to see distant galaxies the way a scallop might see them! Sadly, scientists still believe evolution is responsible for the scallop’s incredible eye.

• Sticky Feet—God’s Amazing Design

  

  Nov. 16, 2015

  What living creature comes in an assortment of brilliant colors, has feet that can stick to most surfaces, and is being studied by one of the largest car manufacturers in the world?

• Scientific Discoveries Inspired by God’s Design

  

  Oct. 26, 2012

  Did you know that many scientific discoveries are inspired by the wonders that God has created in the world around us?

• Biomimicry Improves Solar Panels

  May 17, 2012

  An engineering team at Princeton University is using biomimicry to develop cheaper solar panels that will absorb more sunlight.

• Stronger Than Steel

  

  Feb. 9, 2012

  Scientists have changed the genetic structure in some silkworms to make them produce stronger, more elastic silk. How did they do this?

• Bombardier Beetle Inspires Technology Advance

  

  Feb. 10, 2011

  After closely studying the Bombardier beetle, a group of scientists has made some amazing discoveries.

• The Amazing Eyes of the Mantis Shrimp

  

  March 12, 2010

  The amazing eye of the mantis shrimp is evidence of God's superior design.

• Self-Cleaning Sticky Tape!

  

  Oct. 22, 2008

  One of God’s most amazing creatures is the little gecko, a lizard that is widely seen in insurance commercials.