plants in order to copy the design.
Take, for example, a whale. Engineers in Canada are studying their fippere because they move so effectively through the water. The engineers believe the shape can also improve the movement of wind turbines. Similarly, the boxfah is another animal from the sea which is helping car manufacturers.
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Germany. Mercedes Benz is using the shape of the fish for one of its new cars. The shape makes it faster and more fuel efficient.
Velcro is probably the most famous example of biomimetics. Most people have some Velcro on an item of clothing. It was invented by the Swiss engineer George de Mestral in 1948. He was walking in the countryside when he pulled a plant's bur from his trousers. He noticed how the burstuck so wel to hile dothes. He worked on his idea and the result was Velcro, which became an affordable akemalive to the traditional zip.
In 1982, Wilhelm Bartlott was another inventor who had a great idea when he was studying the leaves
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