Biomimicry Student Design Challenge

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The Biomimicry Institute is pleased to announce the 2011 Biomimicry Student Design Challenge. The challenge is to use biomimicry to create a product, process, system, or service that increases energy efficiency OR improves energy storage OR reduces energy consumption. The solution must must emulate a model found in nature.
Interdisciplinary teamwork is highly encouraged. Registration is open from September 6 to October 1; submissions will be due on December 21.
Registered teams will have access to a variety of resources from The Biomimicry Institute to facilitate student learning about biomimicry, the biomimicry design methodology and Life’s Principles.
The winning submission will receive a $5000 prize.

For complete information, visit http://biomimicrydesignchallenge.com.

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BTW if anyone’s interested in doing this with me, my senior design thesis is a Biomimicry product line and I’d love to enter (but alas I have no extra team member)

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If you need a team member, Im always down to help :smiley:

(Though a local team member makes things far simpler)

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Just an update to let everyone know that the deadline to register for this Challenge has been extended through October 14!

As of today (10/3) 45 teams are registered from 17 countries!

Check out the Challenge http://www.biomimicrydesignchallenge.com or learn more at the Biomimicry Institute’s website: http://www.biomimicryinstitute.org