Detailed fieldBio-inspired Engineering

Biomimetic engineering is a convergence discipline that draws inspiration from systems optimized by natural organisms through long evolution. Problems that nature has already solved are applied to engineering, such as van der Waals adhesion on the soles of gecko lizards, riblet structure of shark skin, self-cleaning of lotus petals, mussel adhesive proteins, and structural color of butterfly wings. A future-oriented field spanning various subspecialties in materials, surfaces, structures, fluids, and robots.