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Exciting new developments in computer technology, chemistry and physics are now enabling us to understand Nature’s designs better than ever before. NatureTech, is a multi-award-winning series that explores "biomimetics" - the science of looking to nature for answers to modern problems.

Documentary · 2013 · 1 hr 1 min

Director Steve Nicholls , Alfred Vendl

EPISODE 1

Magic of Motion

Welcome to the world of biomimicry, where engineers interpret the world of animal locomotion and apply the principals of movement to the human experience. From Leonardo DaVinci to the latest robotic engineers, see how animals inspire the state-of-the-art bionics being used to solve life’s greatest challenges.

46 min · 5 Jun 2006
EPISODE 2

The Material World

Like the humble burr, which served as the impetus for the creation of Velcro, nature has always inspired design. Discover how today’s molecular analysis of nature’s oddest substances will become the basis for tomorrow’s highly sophisticated products.

46 min · 5 Jun 2006
EPISODE 3

The Life Power

Join scientists in the search for green energy and learn how these critical thinkers are striving to utilize the principals of photosynthesis — the process by which plants convert sunlight into usable chemical energy — in the next generation of eco-friendly vehicles.

46 min · 5 Jun 2006

Steve Nicholls

Director
Alfred Vendl

Director
Steve Nicholls

Writer
Alfred Vendl

Writer