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Biomimetics

Biomimetics is a technology to discover clues of innovative ideas in nature surrounding us. For example man has conceived suction cups from a hand of gecko, shock resistant car body from hako fugu, navigation tool, sensor and odor sensor from innate sense of orientation of migratory birds, and we have created DAA from inner smell of weeds and wood trunks. The patent holder is nature, so however hard we utilize technologies of mother nature, it is still limitless.

Biomimetics is a technology whose origin lies in nature.

Although the term Biomimetics sounds new to you, think of “Magic Tape” * applied in a host of industrial applications and a wide range of goods all over the world, then you feel Biomimetics far more friendly. “Magic Tape”, hook and loop fastener, allows secure fastening with only a light touch but come off quite easily. “Magic Tape” * owes its origin to cocklebur, a wild seed easily stick to clothing. Research on the construction of cocklebur revealed that it has countless hooks. Innovative and original idea. Excellent function. Such mysterious capacity of the wild plant resulted in the hook and loop fastener, and riveted a public attention.

“Magic Tape” * is a trademark of Kraray Co., Ltd.

Progress of Biomimetics

When we come to think of our daily life, man has learned many things and developed technologies by taking advantage of nature. By observing nature, we have determined which is effective and adequate, took advantage of and imitated its scheme, design and process. We have used silk spun by silkworms as thread, tree sap flowing out of a gash in the trunk of varnish tree to heal its wound as adhesive and paint. In western countries, Leonardo da Vinci studies the construction of inspects and birds dreaming of an airplane with flapping wings, the origin of helicopter. One of the fruits of Biomimetics of recent years, from broader perspective, may be synthetic fiber such as nylon and rayon. This is a perfect example of maximum output from minimum input.
Nowadays we see new trends to learn superior characteristics of human body and biometrics in various fields. This is Biomimetics where we create sophisticated and innovative technologies useful for human beings based on living things and their functions.
It is not a mere newness of Biomimetics that catches innovative scientists’ eye lately; Biomimetics is the focus of their attention because, given the conventional automatic paradigm which has been bequeathing us bitter legacies such as ecological problems and limit on growth, it furnishes us with completely different point of view and proposes a new current of technology.

Making mysterious power of fragrance more at your side

For instance we walk in the woods for therapeutic purposes and treat stress; it has been pointed out that woods diffuse substances such as monoterpene and isoprene, major compounds of biogenic volatile organic compounds, that is, BVOC. By measuring such substance on a yearly or daily basis, some researchers are trying to verify how the woods contribute for giving us comfort (The New Technology Development Foundation).
The product lines of the Company completely differ from those made of synthesized chemical compounds with the artificial engineering approach. We are aiming at launching the business to extract and keep natural flavor and apply it to different fields.

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