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Xploration Nature Knows Best
Marine biologist Danni Washington hosts this series that explains how nature has helped to inspire technology that people use on a daily basis. Some of the nature-inspired innovations include airplanes inspired by birds and helicopters that were influenced by dragonflies. The show also introduces viewers to people involved in creating innovations that are based on animals, including biologists who study the behavior of ants, architects designing "living buildings" and roboticists who are making their designs bigger and stronger based on animals.
S1, EP7 "The Wonders of the Whirlybird"
Helicopters took a lot of their early inspiration from the dragonfly; a look at how the dragonfly and the wings of owls continue to inspire helicopters; how the maple seed has inspired unmanned aerial vehicles.
S1, EP8 "Mastering the Mimicry"
Biomimicry: inventors look toward nature for inspiration.
S1, EP9 "Swimming With Sharks!"
Sharks' skin is used to fight germs; sharks' senses help to build better robots; wetsuits make people nearly invisible to the ocean's top predators.
S2, EP5 "Sea Life Inspires Future Tech"
Using squids to create a new kind of camera; tiny shrimp help scientists create bullet-proof armor; a suction cup inspired by an octopus; flying with drones.
S2, EP13 "Household Nature"
A new type of glass inspired by spiders; a unique farm delivers produce at a lower cost than traditional farms.
S2, EP12 "Transportation"
Amazing modes of transportation inspired by nature, including a robot on wheels patterned after sea urchins; shark skin provides the inspiration behind a new motorcycle.
S2, EP11 "Outer Space"
How biomimicry is being used for space exploration; how the inchworm became the inspiration for the Mars rover; aircraft material inspired by sea sponges.
S2, EP10 "Medicine Inspired by Nature"
A glue made from synthesized mussel adhesive, a prototype for an artificial heart that is part spinach leaf, and a new form of cardiogram based on an ivy plant.
