Bio-inspiration, also known as biomimicry, is a discipline that studies and learns from nature's best ideas to generate breakthrough products and technologies.

A bio-inspired product isn't necessarily the same as a "green" or "natural" one. Instead, bio-inspiration is the concept of examining a system that occurs in nature, determining how it works, and then applying that system for other purposes.

And today, bio-inspiration is changing everything from the ways we use energy to the materials that make our lives easier.