Bio-Inspired Engineering – Learning from Nature to Build the Future
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Nature has spent 3.8 billion years perfecting efficient, resilient, and sustainable designs.
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Key Topics
- What is biomimicry and how it transforms modern engineering.
- Using parametric design to recreate natural geometries (cellular, skeletal, aerodynamic).
- Applications of bio-inspired structures in architecture, robotics, and materials science.
- How 3D printing enables the reproduction of complex organic forms impossible to machine traditionally.
- Case study: Designing a 3D-printed bridge structure based on bone trabeculae.
Speakers
- Dr. Benjamin Hughes – Professor of Mechanical Engineering,
Topic: “From Nature to Engineering – The Mechanics of Biomimetic Structures”
- Grace Turner – Research Fellow,
Topic: “Printing Nature: Exploring Microstructures Through Additive Manufacturing”
- Ethan Walker – PhD Candidate,
Topic: “Soft Robotics and the Future of Adaptive Materials”
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