Abstract:This article is a techno-economical view on present-day industries and their analogues in nature. Earth's evolution shows many efficient and robust designs. Adopting nature certainly provides valuable insights towards sustainable concepts. Here, biology-engineering correlations are given from a high-tech perspective. In evolution many natural processes, such as population growth, follow a characteristic curve. Alike behaviors are seen in technology development. Synergy, such as between flowers and bees, is a s… Show more
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