Does the green spot shows the physiological sensitivity of the region? does the concentration of harmones is more in that particular point? or does it have fluorescence to attract some guests...? Do the cells in the region contract so that the tendril continues to make a coil?
only questions come to my mind as I don't know the answer :( Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 9:26 AM, Dr Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > Just some more interesting examples came into my mind on biological > designs: > > Vespa (scooter) - is for hornet > Volkswagen Beetle - Beetle > > :) > Pankaj > > > On Jan 10, 7:14 pm, Adittya Dharap <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Dear All, > > > > I do not have answer to the question Shrikant ji has put forth. But I > would like to add few things related to this topic. > > It is related to Biomimicry – drawing inspiration from nature for > solving our day to day problems. I have been working on an article named > ‘Inspiration from Nature’ and this is currently given for publication. I > will share once it is published. But in the meanwhile would like to share > few things. > > Biomimicry would be key word in future engineering where engineers would > turn to nature for solutions (In past humans have always been drawing > inspiration from nature – birds x aeroplane for example). This is because > ‘Mother Nature’ is an extremely good designer. Precise, highly function > centric, efficient, frugal and regenerative! These are necessarily > important qualities both product designer and his product should possess. > > The involute profile Shrikant ji has mentioned is the most important > profile in the mechanical world – the profile that actually drives the > world efficiently. > > There is so much of data available on internet on Biomimicry. There are > several more examples – baby carriers x kangaroo pouch, welcro x seed > dispersal systems, humanoid robotic arm x human limb, barbed wire x > thorns etc. > > > > There are several product design houses that have started bringing > biologists to design table. Product Designers – Engineers – Biologists > cross-pollinate to design a good product! So in future a product designer > with a good aptitude in natural processes and forms will have an edge other. > > > > > > Adittya > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- On Tue, 1/10/12, Shrikant Ingalhalikar <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > From: Shrikant Ingalhalikar <[email protected]> > > Subject: [efloraofindia:103577] Involute-Geometry in Plants > > To: "indiantreepix " <[email protected]> > > Date: Tuesday, January 10, 2012, 3:59 PM > > > > Involute, an engineer's perspective of perfectly geometric shapes found > in plants. This feature is specific to a particular plant. I am sure many > will be able to guess the ID. Can someone brief about the speciality of the > tissues at the green inner surface? Regards, > > > > Shrikant Ingalhalikar > > 12 Varshanand Society > > Anandnagar Sinhagad Road > > Pune 411 051.www.idsahyadri.com > > Tel 91 20 2435 0765. > > Fax 91 20 2438 9190. > > > > Follow Rediff Deal ho jaye! to get exciting offers in your city everyday. >
