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1. Biolytix® water filter
The Biolytix® System is a compact waste treatment system that converts raw sewage, wastewater, and food waste into high quality irrigation water on site. The Biolytix® system removes solid wastes from wastewater immediately. Then selected...
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Email2. Capturing prey above the water's surface: archer fish
"Further animal artefacts that resemble tools include the woodpecker's anvil, a tree stump with a suitable wedgelike cavity to hold cones, the use of a water jet to shoot down prey by the archer fish (Trichogaster jaculatrix), and the Australian b...
3. Filter feeding moves water: Venus flower basket
"A sponge takes in water at its base, filtering the food from it and expelling it through holes higher up." (Courtesy of the Biomimicry Guild)
4. PAX water mixer
The PAX Water Mixer uses efficiencies of fluid flow to provide efficient mixing of drinking water in storage tanks. This eliminates stratification, keeps disinfectant residuals actively working to maintain drinking water safety, and prevents condi...
5. Body temperature regulated in hot environment: African camels
"When African camels (Camelus dromedarius) do not get enough water, their body temperature's amplitude (the difference between its highest and lowest values) increases from 3.6°F (2°C) to as much as 10.8°F (6°C)." (Shuker 2001:91)
6. Capillary Faucets
Similar to the roots of a tree, capillary tubes carry water up a few centimeters. They then create droplets by recombining those tubes so the meniscus' touch. This is derived from reverse-engineering how water gets into a coconut.Stair-stepp...
7. Baleen Filters water filters
The Baleen filter is a highly efficient, non-pressurized self-cleaning separation technology that offers reliable, trouble-free filtration to 25 microns without chemical assistance. Therefore there are o...
8. Habitat regulates water flows: peatlands
"Peatlands are of particular interest to water resource managers because they occur extensively in the headwater areas of many streams and rivers. Peatlands can have large impacts on the quantity and quality of the receiving waters (e.g. Brooks 19...
9. Fungal skin prevents water loss: lichens
"Others [lichens] develop minuscule branches and grow into dense curling thickets a few inches high. Their outer skin is formed by the compacted threads of the fungi and is sufficiently impermeable to prevent the loss of water from the partnership...
10. Skin protects from water loss: desert lark
"Adjustments of lipid ratios to favor ceramides over free fatty acids and sterols have also been shown to correlate with reductions of TEWL [transepidermal water loss] in desert larks (Haugen et al., 2003a,b). The comparatively higher ratios of ce...
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