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Using nature`s strengths for everyone`s benefit
Architecture News - Mar 10, 2009 - 14:05 8892 views
Engineers discover that the key to making the Japanese bullet trainquieter is to mimic the kingfisher`s beak. An architect imitates theway termites cool their mounds in a building in Zimbwabe, resulting ina 90 percent reduction in air-conditioning.
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