8 Useful Technologies Inspired by Nature

We're pretty good at inventing things, but stealing from nature is a great way to solve some problems!
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Sources:
Mosquito Needle
www.npr.org/sections/health-sh... www.newscientist.com/article/...
Waterproof Glue
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sciencenordic.com/synthetic-mu...
Cleaner Surfaces
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www.medicaldaily.com/shark-ski...
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ocean.si.edu/ocean-photos/bio...
Turbine Blades
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Turbine Placement
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Green Concrete
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Vaccines
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Velcro
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Пікірлер: 288

  • @AbudBakri
    @AbudBakri7 жыл бұрын

    waterproof glue!? I can finally make macaroni art in the pool

  • @spindash64

    @spindash64

    7 жыл бұрын

    Dr.StickFigure This shouldn't be funny

  • @rusca8

    @rusca8

    7 жыл бұрын

    Dr.StickFigure +

  • @DecidueyeMain

    @DecidueyeMain

    3 жыл бұрын

    Water proof glue sucks. It doesn’t even stick well

  • @mrmjdza
    @mrmjdza6 жыл бұрын

    LOL!! "Usually, cells don't like being dried out. They lodge their complaints by dying. Permanently." You guys have THE BEST script writers! Winifred Kehl, you beauty!

  • @vonneely1977
    @vonneely19777 жыл бұрын

    This is the only channel where a list-title doesn't make me automatically hit the ignore button.

  • @PeyotZET
    @PeyotZET7 жыл бұрын

    "They lodge their complaint by dying. Permanently." xD

  • @NealCTuck
    @NealCTuck7 жыл бұрын

    Michael, TAKE TAKE A BREATH BABY. You never once PAUSED!!

  • @sohee7597

    @sohee7597

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah he doesn't even blink

  • @irvinmejia846
    @irvinmejia8467 жыл бұрын

    Now I know 8 things that people were inspired from organisms around us. Good job 👏👏👌👌

  • @DecidueyeMain
    @DecidueyeMain3 жыл бұрын

    NICE NOW I KNOW HOW I CAN PUT MY ART IN THE POOL TO MAKE MY PAPER FLOATY

  • @iartistdotme
    @iartistdotme7 жыл бұрын

    Awesome show! Love this kind of knowledge. It won't get me out of paying a speeding ticket and I can't think of anything else it would be useful to me for, except it is fascinating and so much fun.

  • @dragonarchive93
    @dragonarchive937 жыл бұрын

    Informative as always. I love it!

  • @mineola_
    @mineola_7 жыл бұрын

    Super interesting episode, and Michael is a great presenter.

  • @Guru_1092
    @Guru_10927 жыл бұрын

    I'm so happy that these series state their sources. Thanks SciShow!

  • @VEE727
    @VEE7277 жыл бұрын

    They lodge their complaints by dying 😂

  • @HexIsme

    @HexIsme

    7 жыл бұрын

    If only annoying people did the same.

  • @DigitalJedi

    @DigitalJedi

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's how I'm gonna go.

  • @patm407
    @patm4077 жыл бұрын

    Another cool one: the baffles found inside of a peregrine falcon's nose were used to help design jets so the could fly faster without the engines choking.

  • @nate.draws.things

    @nate.draws.things

    4 жыл бұрын

    A B2 stealth bomber next to a peregrine falcon in flight; they have the same profile! external-preview.redd.it/V7z1Ddk_x-qyzGnOtPhF4DeBCHg4ogkh5wwT7brgAbE.jpg?auto=webp&s=5c4f4f9b11bb03fa63bae790c84b7f3de21d390c

  • @hawkinsstern5356
    @hawkinsstern53567 жыл бұрын

    quality content as always but this was especially good!!

  • @Manj_J
    @Manj_J5 жыл бұрын

    "Usually, cells don't like being dried out. They lodge their complaints by dying. Permanently." I love this quote so much XD

  • @donald0330
    @donald03307 жыл бұрын

    I don't usually comment, but I wanted to let you all know that I love SciShow! You guys rock out loud!

  • @dariusszablowski5474
    @dariusszablowski54747 жыл бұрын

    It's always inspiring to watch your videos 😊

  • @LittleGreenPearl
    @LittleGreenPearl7 жыл бұрын

    Michael is my favourite host; I like hearing his voice the most.

  • @Mabaz
    @Mabaz7 жыл бұрын

    great video, very informative!

  • @jackiewinters5792
    @jackiewinters57927 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

  • @phantasm1234
    @phantasm12347 жыл бұрын

    Hi, SciShow! I have a request for a video on cerebral aneurysms! A scary topic, considering how unexpected they can be, like when I was 19 and had one rupture!

  • @johnobrien5464
    @johnobrien54647 жыл бұрын

    The humpback flipper lumps have also been incorporated int bike wheels (Zipp's 454 NSW wheels) to improve aerodynamics and reduce the force felt by cross winds

  • @KazeShiniSK
    @KazeShiniSK7 жыл бұрын

    Listening to Michael is so soothing

  • @xxxnightsky14
    @xxxnightsky147 жыл бұрын

    I found this episode to be entirely fascinating!

  • @leestuurmans2837
    @leestuurmans28377 жыл бұрын

    super good episode!

  • @luvitrbs
    @luvitrbs7 жыл бұрын

    this is one of my favourite episodes! 😊

  • @newtscamander7713
    @newtscamander77135 жыл бұрын

    1:25 I will not say it I will not say it I will not say it I will not say it I will not say it I will not say it I SAWED THIS BOAT IN HALF TO PROVE THE POWER OF FLEXSTEEL!

  • @JoeDoeOutdoors
    @JoeDoeOutdoors6 жыл бұрын

    Hi awesome page ☺ Keep it up!

  • @prhsapien6216
    @prhsapien62167 жыл бұрын

    I love when nature shows us up with things like this. It's funny and a little humbling, gg nature.

  • @themasstermwahahahah
    @themasstermwahahahah7 жыл бұрын

    Very cool episode

  • @v-gc7257
    @v-gc72572 жыл бұрын

    Very very useful indeed. Great

  • @Owl90
    @Owl907 жыл бұрын

    2:50 "...Steel is my body and fire is my blood"

  • @SlyPearTree
    @SlyPearTree7 жыл бұрын

    Velcro is probably the greatest NASA invention not invented by NASA.

  • @evilcatlady37
    @evilcatlady377 жыл бұрын

    god i love this channel

  • @coughdrop01
    @coughdrop017 жыл бұрын

    oh man, I started feel woozy with all those needle descriptions.

  • @lazyperfectionist1
    @lazyperfectionist17 жыл бұрын

    So if you find something annoying, don't just ignore it. Look for a way to use it and maybe harness it for commercial application.

  • @fiftyfat
    @fiftyfat7 жыл бұрын

    great video ! For the concrete, absorbing CO2 is indeed improving the compacity and thus the compressive strength but it also reduces the PH of it, then the steel inside is no longer passivated, it corrodes and the concrete explodes (rust takes more volume than steel) so I wonder how they are gonna use it for reinforced concrete, it's a big problem but I guess if you use polymer fibers to reinforce the concrete then you don't have to worry about the PH drop.

  • @chelseashurmantine8153
    @chelseashurmantine81537 жыл бұрын

    The shark skin MRSA resistant surface is awesome!

  • @CheeseTaterson
    @CheeseTaterson7 жыл бұрын

    A question I've always had regarding the safety of velcro in space: I'd think that, each time the velcro would be pulled apart, fibers from the soft end would get ripped apart and become airborne causing potential problems with equipment or the air. Or, would the fibers be so few in number that filtration systems would be able to whisk them away with minimal effort?

  • @coredumperror
    @coredumperror7 жыл бұрын

    I've worked with the scientist who created those fish-inspired wind turbines! It's such cool tech!

  • @lotso133
    @lotso133 Жыл бұрын

    That MRSA resilient surface could really be changing the game. Do you have any knowledge of whether there are clinical trials to assess it's efficacy inside hospitals et other health care associated structures ? Any research on the effect on other "superbugs" (e.g. VRSA, BLSE, VRE, CPE, ...) ?

  • @xidarian
    @xidarian7 жыл бұрын

    Noctua computer fans use bumps on the blades that supposedly delay flow separation. not exactly like the whale ones but they are some of the quietest fans I've ever used for the amount of air they move. they also have serrated edges on the supports.

  • @cretin76
    @cretin767 жыл бұрын

    This is taken directly from a TED talk on biomimicry. But the presentation here is a lot snappier so that is good.

  • @claytongriffith8323
    @claytongriffith83237 жыл бұрын

    I've been calling the plant from number 6 sticky bugs all my life.

  • @Yotyrish
    @Yotyrish7 жыл бұрын

    Yes!! biomimicry is awesome and is always the best way for humans to design

  • @jamespurks1694
    @jamespurks16947 жыл бұрын

    This was most interesting.

  • @Dadikoe
    @Dadikoe7 жыл бұрын

    I live Michael's presenting skills. His voice is as smooth as a baby's bottom.

  • @experimentsengineering2623
    @experimentsengineering26237 жыл бұрын

    No gecko tape? Quite honestly I'm shocked! IMO that should have been at the top of the list.

  • @rebelbeammasterx8472
    @rebelbeammasterx84727 жыл бұрын

    Could trehalose be used for "cryogenic" storage of humans for long space travel?

  • @martinkn.5161
    @martinkn.51617 жыл бұрын

    6:33 I have had a problem with dry jokes, I'll lodge a complaint by dying.

  • @Wence42
    @Wence426 жыл бұрын

    FYI, the soft side of Velcro is the hooks, the rough side is the loops.

  • @origamikatakana
    @origamikatakana7 жыл бұрын

    Wow, that's preddy neat.

  • @llamafromspace
    @llamafromspace7 жыл бұрын

    "They lodge their complaints by dying" hehehe

  • @ewanduncan6592
    @ewanduncan65924 жыл бұрын

    That’s cool! 😎

  • @saurabhpardeshi8435
    @saurabhpardeshi84356 жыл бұрын

    Do more of this video

  • @bencolbert6732
    @bencolbert67324 жыл бұрын

    That's pretty cool.

  • @dimitar4y
    @dimitar4y7 жыл бұрын

    Lodge their complaints. By dying. Permanently. :'DD

  • @alphi.2053
    @alphi.20534 жыл бұрын

    When I was little the first time we brought my step sister up state into the wilderness she got one of those sticky burs on her and she thought it was an animal biting her so she screamed “it’s biting me” and my dad heard that and assumed it was a snake or something which lead to him busting his ass while running which was hilarious cause I just got to watch as everyone screamed over a plant 🤣

  • @GarrigKitten
    @GarrigKitten7 жыл бұрын

    I always get the feeling that, one day, humanity will research and modify and improve our science so much that we will live in a world that looks completely untamed, but is entirely and completely technological. Then we'll die out, something newly intelligent will come along and start researching, and base their physics on what was originally high technology.

  • @DirtMankee
    @DirtMankee7 жыл бұрын

    I love science!

  • @TJStellmach
    @TJStellmach7 жыл бұрын

    Nope, sharks are smooth. They are smooth as hell.

  • @thefox347
    @thefox3477 жыл бұрын

    I heard that the guy who invented the chainsaw was inspired by a type of worm that burrows into wood.

  • @DaakkuuYRS
    @DaakkuuYRS7 жыл бұрын

    It is intersting how most of the things here are inspired by marine creators

  • @craigmooring2091
    @craigmooring20917 жыл бұрын

    No.8 is the cover story, but the truth is that T'Paul's mom crashed on Earth and had to survive in secret until they were found and rescued. Meanwhile, she had become friends with a deserving boy who needed money college, and she sold the secret to the "inventor" to finance the kid's education after she left. I thought everybody knew that. ;^)

  • @Bird_Dog00
    @Bird_Dog007 жыл бұрын

    "making fans quieter" The only way to acompish that is by surgicaly removing their vocal cords...

  • @Qui-9
    @Qui-93 жыл бұрын

    "Sticking people back together" 😂

  • @alexcass2001
    @alexcass20017 жыл бұрын

    +SciShow why does paper get all wavy and stuff when it gets wet btw love your vids

  • @baronfrazworth8433
    @baronfrazworth84337 жыл бұрын

    We have so much to learn from nature, which is why it is very important to protect it. That, along with us being dependent on it, of course.

  • @shukrifaqid7473
    @shukrifaqid74737 жыл бұрын

    I would've thought CRISPR would be in here. It's a nature inspired technology that's going to save millions of people!

  • @theywalkinguptoyouand4060

    @theywalkinguptoyouand4060

    6 жыл бұрын

    Shukri Faqid CRISPR wasnt inspired by nature. It uses it.

  • @rosanoy
    @rosanoy7 жыл бұрын

    lol the beginning of #5 is funny

  • @MrBlitzpunk
    @MrBlitzpunk7 жыл бұрын

    ouch the mosquito-inspired needle illustration made it look scarier than the normal needle :(

  • @jaives
    @jaives7 жыл бұрын

    i thought velcro was secretly given to us by the Vulcans

  • @stabulouskoda834
    @stabulouskoda8347 жыл бұрын

    that glue would be great in battle

  • @edgarchill4321
    @edgarchill43217 жыл бұрын

    wow thanks Bardock

  • @erikvaliulis1858
    @erikvaliulis18586 жыл бұрын

    This why I love biomimicry!!!

  • @mybackhurts7020
    @mybackhurts70207 жыл бұрын

    making cement creates that much carbon dioxide we definitely need less sidewalks

  • @TheOmegaXicor

    @TheOmegaXicor

    7 жыл бұрын

    but the coral uses CO2 so we are helping them make more coral :P /jk

  • @windhelmguard5295

    @windhelmguard5295

    7 жыл бұрын

    what they are not telling you is that said cement actually absorbs carbon dioxide from the air as it dries. this is how it is produced: CaCO3 is heated up which produces CaO and Co2 as a result. when you mix this stuff with water the following reaction takes place: CaO + H2O react to Ca(OH)2 when that cement dries it absorbs carbon dioxide from the air to form basically the same stuff you started with. Ca(OH)2 + CO2 react to CaCO3 + H2O simply put the cement isn't the problem, the method used for heating it up, in part one of the process, is

  • @LillibitOfHere

    @LillibitOfHere

    7 жыл бұрын

    AJ Help Making sidewalks makes cities easier to walk, so people can drive cars less.

  • @bobbystrong6849

    @bobbystrong6849

    7 жыл бұрын

    i distinctly remember seeing another science video; it may have been scishow, it may have been d-news/seeker, that claimed concrete will absorb CO2.

  • @devlinG54

    @devlinG54

    7 жыл бұрын

    good analysis i was thinking that radicalization of the co2 bond in future could lead to formation of CO molecules which is deadly, but now i am reconsidering that thought as the CO would be unstable and probably just react with another water molecule.

  • @toastedbread3287
    @toastedbread32877 жыл бұрын

    #1 made me feel sick. I'll never look at Construction class the same way again.

  • @andyshay1385
    @andyshay13856 жыл бұрын

    I feel the actual bite every time.

  • @jkm7983
    @jkm79837 жыл бұрын

    what is that phenomenon where the current of a river going the opposite direction the fish wants to go actually pulls him forward.

  • @oskarplaysroblox34
    @oskarplaysroblox345 жыл бұрын

    my 7 year old sister got lost in this video, but I think it’s great!

  • @sheller153
    @sheller1537 жыл бұрын

    How do we make a less painful needle? Add saws and vibration that'll be less painful.

  • @kizofio
    @kizofio7 жыл бұрын

    CORAL!!

  • @harveycullen8432
    @harveycullen84327 жыл бұрын

    Can you do a video on GMO please

  • @bigball6250
    @bigball62507 жыл бұрын

    I focking love nature

  • @brendan5825
    @brendan58257 жыл бұрын

    wouldn't serrated edges on a needle make it harder to get out? like a porcupines quill?

  • @ungureanubogdan2398

    @ungureanubogdan2398

    7 жыл бұрын

    Brendan Elliott the serrated edges already have a cleared path , and they don't go that deep

  • @kennethsizer6217

    @kennethsizer6217

    7 жыл бұрын

    barbed =/= serrated

  • @deusvult6900
    @deusvult69007 жыл бұрын

    Ah, I could really use a Humpback whale fin for my sick new gaming PC.

  • @gamereditor59ner22
    @gamereditor59ner227 жыл бұрын

    How fast does the needle vibrate? In addition, I have an idea.

  • @bunnyclause1858
    @bunnyclause18587 жыл бұрын

    "making fans quieter" nah i want loud why else would i want a fan i cool me off i can not sleep without a fan

  • @SirSeabass
    @SirSeabass7 жыл бұрын

    where is this needle when I'm giving myself insulin shots?

  • @pedroantoniosanchez9039
    @pedroantoniosanchez90396 жыл бұрын

    Interesting 🤔

  • @clarkclements7204
    @clarkclements72047 жыл бұрын

    How about this one. People are imitating the structure of the brain to create powerful artificial intelligence.

  • @rayzorray4151
    @rayzorray41516 жыл бұрын

    I remeber my now wife and i getting back to nature wiv a summer romp. I ended up with 120 insect bites, she had 170, We never felt them at the time but had 2stayin 4a week,on the plus side we grew sooo close, thanks mosquitos . . Be Warned, we look back un laugh but at the time it was HELL.

  • @carlsonbench1827
    @carlsonbench18277 жыл бұрын

    👍 for SciShow intro 🎺🎺🎺 at Full volume 🔊

  • @IamCrusaderRUS
    @IamCrusaderRUS7 жыл бұрын

    Wait, serrated needle? For real? How's that gonna make it less painful?

  • @Sol_Invictus_

    @Sol_Invictus_

    7 жыл бұрын

    IamCrusaderRUS science, that's why

  • @DannyOvox3

    @DannyOvox3

    7 жыл бұрын

    IamCrusaderRUS so pain comes from contact to the epidermis, less contact (serrated) less painful. I know you're probably thinking "but hell, what about when it's pulled out?" Well, since this particular needle has the mechanism that vibrates on both serrated sides, giving path to a smooth needle which will have a free path going down, once the job is done, the serrated sides squeeze the needle and you avoid the serrated.

  • @shallot6183
    @shallot61837 жыл бұрын

    I read about something like this on my P S A T

  • @DecidueyeMain
    @DecidueyeMain3 жыл бұрын

    Wow

  • @Ekolop
    @Ekolop4 ай бұрын

    Please buy!!!!

  • @patrickmccurry1563
    @patrickmccurry15637 жыл бұрын

    I never itched from mosquito bites, during or after. Oregonian species may just be less likely to cause irritations.

  • @gardenguyvic
    @gardenguyvic7 жыл бұрын

    My computer fans have bumps like that.

  • @bananasenpai
    @bananasenpai7 жыл бұрын

    Sticking people back together hahahahah