title: Social insects inspire human design.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-4601, USA. ctholbrook@asu.edu
authors.forename: C Tate
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Holbrook
authors.forename: Rebecca M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: Dani
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: Rick P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Overson
authors.forename: Clint A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Penick
authors.forename: Adrian A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: 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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