Nature is the mother of invention for a growing number of companies that are looking to the environment as a source of inspiration, BusinessWeek observes.
A range of product innovations is used to back the point; these include trains that mimic the shape of a bird's nose and glue formulas developed by analyzing how mussels cling to rocks.
Commentators say the biomimicry movement is making an impact due to its ability to accommodate environmentally sound product innovation.
However, not all biomimicry is successful. Shoes recently developed by Nike that copied the feet of mountain goats failed after receiving the thumbs down from consumers.
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