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I think it's amazing how biomimicry can be applied to such a fast, advanced and practical piece of technology/transportation method. I have taken shinkansens a number of times in Japan, but never realized that one of them was based on biomimicry and that the aesthetics had more than being 'pretty' or 'attractive' but also to run quietly at a fast speed. Making a train run quietly AND fast is asking for a lot - but with biomimicry, the desginers and engineers were able to incorporate nature into their train and make them possible. This sounds like a dream-come-true. Who would've thought that people can take a function of a 'bat' and incorporate that into a cane used by visually-impaired people?? Apparently these guys in England! But...I wonder if these would advance even more and eventually replace guide dogs. I hope not, because although sound-wave-emitting-sonar-enabled-canes sound and seem cool and reliable, they can't be more reliable than dogs. At the end of the day we humans want to be dependant on real, living things...right? As a contact lens user, this film that prevents bacteria from entering is a genius idea. First of all I had no idea that there was even a type of seaweed that does this. Second of all, I didn't even think about the antibacterial technology that can be in my contact lens that I use daily...by having this biomimicry-inspired technology applied to contact lenses, I can put them on feeling safer!
 * 1. High-Speed Train in Japan**
 * 2. Ultracane**
 * 3. Antibacterial Film**

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