Bioinspired! is a quarterly newsletter first published in October 2003. The newsletter covers a broad range of topics including reports on Biomimicry Institute activities, Biomimicry case studies and guest contributions. If you wish to subscribe to this newsletter, please complete the BioFeedback form and check off ‘Newsletter’. The Institute will also be publshing an e-newsletter which you can subscribe to using the sign-up form at right.

Bioinspired! v5.3 (PDF / 1 M)
Welcome to the third issue of 2007! This edition contains the first set of articles on the Education Workshop hosted in early July by the Biomimicry Institute, including overview articles by the Sam Stier and Cindy Gilbert (Directors of Education) and the preliminary results of four working group sessions:

• Biomimicry Education Vision (Tom McKeag, Brent Nelson)
• Biomimicry Information (Denise DeLuca, Outreach Director)
• Biomimicry: A Tool for Engagement in K-12 Education (Hilary Staples, Margot Higgins)
• Master’s (equivalent) Certificate in Biomimicry (Dayna Baumeister)

Bioinspired! v5.2b (PDF / 1.4 M)
Welcome to the second issue of 2007!  including:

• Information on a Biomimicry workshop in Monterrey, Mexico (Denise DeLuca)
• Biomimicry in Sustainable Industrial Design Education (Carlos Montana)
• a posting for a Biomimicry Instructor at CCA (Tom McKeag)
• CO2 Solution and Climate Change (Dr. Sylvie Fradette)
• an update on Institute activities (Denise DeLuca)
• Age Old Ideas for a New Economy (Jeff Blend)

Bioinspired! v5.1 (PDF / 558 K)

Welcome to the first issue of 2007!  We have a number of new contributors:

• Gauthier Chapelle and Raphael Stevens on Biomimicry Europa
• Dorna Schroeter on Re-Connecting with Nature
• Peter Steinberg on the background and history of Biosignal Ltd.
• Brian Cambourne on Biomimicry and Educational Innovation

In addition, Bryony Schwan has provided an update on the Biomimicry Institute and Denise DeLuca writes about the Biomimicry Resource Handbook.  Please note that April 11th is the deadline to register for this year’s BaDT Workshop. 

BioInspired! V4.4b (PDF / 521 K)

Welcome to the fourth and final issue of 2006!  This issue is primarily about the July 2006 "Biologists at the Design Table" workshop, with articles by Hilary Staples, Ian Clarke, Daron Byerly, Denise DeLuca and Gauthier Chapelle.

We also have an article by Curt McNamara on nurturing study groups, the final installation of "Triggering Self-Assembly of Biomimetic Green Chemistry in Nepal" by Mark Dorfman, and an article by John Mlade on the BioFeedback system and his education database project.  Bryony Schwan  provides details of the 2007 BaDT workshop and Rose Tocke has updated the events calendar.