BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.177.157//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20240419T155831EDT-6928Hz8M0s@132.216.177.157 DTSTAMP:20240419T195831Z DESCRIPTION:Bioinspiration and Biomimetics: How animals and plants inspire new engineering materials and devices\n\nHumans have looked to nature for inspiration from the time they started to make tools and machines. Famous examples include Leonardo Da Vinci’s flying machines inspired by birds\, o r George de Mestral’s hook and loop fasteners (Velcro) inspired by “sticky ” burrs. Materials produced by nature are in many ways superior to their m an-made counterparts\, and they can teach many lessons to engineers. Today \, researchers in biology\, zoology\, physics\, chemistry\, materials scie nce and engineering are working to create materials which are inspired by nature (bioinspired and biomimetic materials). This display shows five rec ent examples of bioinspired structures and materials.\n\nExhibit designed and assembled by Francois Barthelat (Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Bioinspiration\, McGill University) with assistance from Ingrid Birker an d Anthony Howell (Redpath Museum)\, Roberto Martini\, Zhen Yin\, Anand Bar thelat and Shaan Barthelat. Material samples were provided by the Laborato ry for Advanced Materials and Bioinspiration by Professor Sylvain Deville (Laboratoire de synthèse et fonctionnalisation des céramiques\, CNRS / Sai nt-Gobain\, Cavaillon\, France)\; Professor Michael Porter (Department of Mechanical Engineering\, Clemson University\, USA) and Professor André Stu dart (Complex Materials group\, ETH Zurich\, Switzerland). Natural history samples from Redpath Museum collections.\n DTSTART:20170609T104500Z DTEND:20171230T114500Z LOCATION:Entrance hall\, near Room 102\, Redpath Museum\, CA\, QC\, Montrea l\, H3A 0C4\, 859 rue Sherbrooke Ouest SUMMARY:RESEARCH Exhibit @ Redpath Museum URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/channels/event/new-research-exhibits-redpath-muse um-268570 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR