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形や色で
ものをあ
Today I'd like to speak on the topic of "learning
Look at the car in the slide. What
from nature."
color is it? I can hear you say "blue." It looks blue,
but actually blue paint was not used at all on this
5 car. Can you believe that? The color was created
by copying the wings of Morpho butterflies. The
butterflies are inhabitants of Central and South
America. Their wings shine like blue jewels and we
I can see them flying even from far away. This is an
example of biomimicry.
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"Biomimicry" means "copying ideas from nature."
Idea Sharing
動物や昆虫
くことをあ
adjust
/ǝdzist
adjust
to..."
In fact, plants and animals have adjusted themselves
to the environment. So, if humans study and learn
from them, we can adopt a more eco-friendly lifestyle.
Let's look at another example of biomimicry that 5
helps us in our daily lives. Please look at the left
slide above. It shows a gecko. You might see these
little creatures walking on house walls and ceilings.
A Japanese company got an idea from the gecko's
sole and created a new, strong, sticky tape.
adop
/add:
eco
/ék
エニ
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