Social insects inspire human design.
The international conference 'Social Biomimicry: Insect Societies and Human Design', hosted by Arizona State University, USA, 18-20 February 2010, explored how the collective behaviour and nest architecture of social insects can inspire innovative and effective solutions to human design challenges. It brought together biologists, designers, engineers, computer scientists, architects and businesspeople, with the dual aims of enriching biology and advancing biomimetic design.
Holbrook
C Tate
CT
School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-4601, USA. ctholbrook@asu.edu
Clark
Rebecca M
RM
Moore
Dani
D
Overson
Rick P
RP
Penick
Clint A
CA
Smith
Adrian A
AA
D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D032701:Biomimetics / Q000379:methods*; D004738:Engineering / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007313:Insecta / Q000502:physiology*; D009425:Nesting Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D012919:Social Behavior
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