SUNY ESF Biomimicry Club

10/13/2017

Biomimicry meeting happening now! Moon 19.

10/11/2017

Hi everyone, the first Biomimicry Club meeting will be held this Friday, October 13th at 1 pm in Moon 19. Please help spread the word to friends that may also be interested! We will be highlighting the club's goals such as using biomimicry for design and engineering as well as start discussing the new 2017-2018 Biomimicry Global Design Challenge! Hope to see you there!

10/01/2017

Hi everyone, I'm Rachel, president of the Biomimicry Club here at ESF. My apologies for the delay in getting things started this semester but our first meeting and project are in the works!! At the first meeting, we plan on discussing the goals and objectives this club will have such as participating in the Biomimicry Global Design Challenge as well as getting input about what you all would like out of this club. In order to have this first meeting though, please fill out the form linked below to allow our first meeting to be scheduled!! (If you can meet during college hour, please mark college hour!) Thanks and look forward to meeting soon!

Hi, I'm Rachel, the president of the Biomimicry Club. Unfortunately, I have soccer Tuesday, Thursday and Friday nights which limits meeting days. Another officer works Monday and Wednesday nights so college hour would be the ideal time to meet. If you can meet during college hour, please select this...

07/19/2017

Hoping you all enjoying the beautiful days. Here is the home of the SUNY-ESF Biomimicry Laboratory!

07/14/2017

By pulling harmful chemicals out of the water and supplying food that requires zero inputs, kelp farming will be a key part aquaculture going forward. Bren S...

07/01/2017

Vertisol, working for a clean ocean: Development of fabrics based on SEAQUAL®, a high quality recycled poliester yarn made from 100% recycled materials including post consumer plastics bottles and plastic captured from the sea. That’s why it contributes to preserving natural resources and reducing the waste in the planet's water.

06/25/2017

http://www.thepermaculturepodcast.com/2017/1718/

06/21/2017

http://returntonow.net/2016/02/24/the-caveman-cure-for-depression/

Depression is a global epidemic. It is the main driver behind su***de, which now claims more than a million lives per year worldwide. One in four Americans will suffer from clinical depression within their lifetimes, and the rate is increasing with every generation. It robs people of sleep, energy,…

06/20/2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWvFkgqeUlY&list=WL&index=3

Joel Holt, with the help of Roxanne Meadows and Nate Dinwiddie’s archiving, created a video “Reflections on the Life & Work of Jacque Fresco”. The video pres...

06/17/2017

https://www.americanrivers.org/2017/06/need-healthy-rivers/

It's that time of year again! June is National Rivers Month, a time to celebrate and understand the importance of our rivers. As a constant source for clean drinking water and outdoor recreation, rivers are very important to families across the country. Here is a deeper look into why our families de...

06/12/2017

http://www.monbiot.com/2017/06/05/%EF%BB%BF-space-savers/

We have enough physical and ecological space for public luxury for all. But not enough for private luxury for all. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 31st May 2017 …

06/12/2017

https://www.thenatureofcities.com/2017/05/29/biophilias-place-integrated-approach-urban-planning/

A review of the Handbook of Biophilic City Planning and Design, by Timothy Beatley. 2017. ISBN 978-1-61091-620-2. Island Press, Washington. 289 pages. Buy the book. The term “biophilia” describes our positive and innate response to the key features of the natural world that are thought to have been…