Dear readers, First of all, we wish you a happy new year, full of nice moments and health! It has been a while since we shared something with you on the blog, so it is about time to give you some news. In Villach (Austria), where all four of us bloggers did out Master’s degree,...
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Hello there, it was a rough month this April 2018. 1. Despite all efforts we could not prevent our Biomimetics course from death… It is cancelled! No more biomimetics at the Carinthian University of Applied Sciences. I am sad and angry and I still think it was not fair. In the end it is just...
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Dear readers, After several weeks/months without a new article I should give you a small update. We are working on it! We are developing concepts and will start soon to share them with you. We will need your feedback. A new platform for graduated Biomimicry- and Biomimetics- adopters is in development. A new regional organisation...
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Dear BlogIONIK readers, Merry Christmas and a happy new year 2018! We hope you will have a relaxing vacation, wonderful days with your families and friends, maybe some snow to do a little bit of winter sports and of course all the best for the upcoming year! For us, the new year will...
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Dear readers, my last article was published at the end of July. At that time, it was highly uncertain what will happen with the subject of Biomimetics in Austria, especially in Villach. The weeks went further along and a lot of work was done. Today you get again an overview about the current state of...
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Flying has been man’s fantasy for ages, attempts we made as early as late 1800’s. Otto Lilienthal of Germany was the first one with a successful glider flight in the 1890. In the previous articles for this theme session we have read about the dynamic soaring, gliding. Today I would like to discuss some unusual...
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A couple of weeks ago I introduced the theme electricity. For this week’s, I will look at the topic from an engineer’s point of view and evaluate the topic in a top down approach. Despite many positive signs, there are still key challenges that must be tackled to boost renewable electricity production and reduce our...
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Autumn is here – winter is approaching – it’s time to visit some museums! Today we have a special recommendation for you – a ‚must-see‘ for everyone interested in Biomimetics and living in southern Germany. Last week, the special exhibition ‚baubionik – biologie beflügelt architektur‘ was opened in the museum ‚Schloss Rosenstein‘ in Stuttgart...
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Welcome back readers. Hope all of you had a great summer vacation. We start with a new theme ‘Electricity’. We humans are very familiar with the term electricity, because we are surrounded by it. Electricity is powering most of our technology from our cell phones, computers, lights, soldering irons, and so on to basic amenities...
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