Biomimetics

The Biomimetics group of Ille C. Gebeshuber deals with physical principles of organisms and their transfer to the human sphere. Most biological functionalities have their origin on the nanoscale: Periodic nanostructures such as appear on wing scales in tropical butterflies cause iridescent structural colours and thermoregulation, nanoscale nail beds on cicada wing surfaces serve as mechanical bactericide, even functional against multidrug resistant bacteria. Microscale structures cause hydrophobicity and controlled water runoff, as can be seen in Lotus leaves. Many such functionalities are structure dependent, and can be transferred to technologically relevant materials. 

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Ille C. Gebeshuber: Bionik für bessere Technologien

Talk about "Bionics for better technology" (in German) by Ille Gebeshuber from the Deutsches Museum München in 2022.

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(RE)connect to Living Nature | Ille C. Gebeshuber | TEDxTUWien

TEDxTUWien talk by Ille Gebeshuber about biomimetics in 2019.

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A physicist in the rainforest | Ille Gebeshuber | TEDxKL

TEDx talk by Ille Gebeshuber about the life of a physicist in the rainforest.

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