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31. Leaves optimize internal state: mangrove

"Parsimonious use of water leads to other problems. Photosynthesis proceeds most rapidly in Rhizophora at a temperature of 25°C, falling off sharply above 35°C. The optimal temperature is typical of the air temperature within a mangrove fo...

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32. Structures minimize materials, maximize strength: organisms

"Cylinders curve in one direction, circumferentially--their lengthwise curvature is zero. Here we're talking about structures with their surfaces curved in two directions; and, as pointed out earlier (and implicit in Laplace's law), that double cu...

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33. JStuart

I am very much interested in biomimicry as it relates to small scale manufacturing.  I am working on a repeatable model of a small "factory" that will operate on a community level.  It's main purpose is to design and build products that ...

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34. vavi

I'm a Biomimicry Network Entrepreneur at E4S.  E4S is a nonprofit organization in Northeast Ohio with a mission to create a sustainable regional economy.  In 2007-2008 E4S hosted seven Cleveland+ Biomimicry Design Collaborative meetings...

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35. JClark

Your taxonomy is very good, and as such is very inspiring, lucid and inviting across sectors and disciplines. Has anyone begun to build the crosswalk to green chemistry? Here are the 12 principles. Perhaps they should be preceeded with the que...

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36. dusty

Quiz 1 USF Green Building Seminar Spring 2009 (1) “This book is not a tree” Define what it is and the meaning behind it not being a tree The feeling of the book is synthetic paper bound into a book format; unlike the paper with which we are...

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37. Skeleton components arranged efficiently: starfish

"Starfish have five arms; sand dollars have five radial food grooves on their undersides--this arrangement of five elements radiating from a center point ('pentaradial symmetry') is widespread among the echinoderms but unknown elsewhere in nature&...

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38. NylesLyndley

Forming a company that specializes in Healthy Working Environments. Focusing on offices, where urban workers spend a good proportion of their waking lives IAQ (Indoor Air Quality) - temperature, humidity, CO2, VOCs, O2 levels, airflow...

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39. SteveSmith80

Clear Itunes Fix Itunes Library Clean Up Itunes Delete Duplicate Songs Missing Album Artwork Itunes Organizer Itunes Cleanup iTunes Cleanup iTunes Cleanup Organise iTunes Rename iTunes Sort iTunes Organizing Itunes iTunes ...

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40. Energy10

Greenland Minerals and Energy, represented at ggg.gl, is a company specializing in the mineral exploitation and development of the country’s mineral riches. The company’s most important aim is to identify valuable mineral deposits tha...

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