Biomimetic Futures Contest
Congratulations to Maria Law, the winner of the Biomimetic Futures Contest with her written piece “Future: Rev 1”!
“Future: Rev 1”
“I wake from a dream where the world was beautiful. The trees were green and vibrant: alive, breathing. The air was bright blue and cool, and the sun beamed down, melting everything in its warmth. I saw a little boy, laughing as he ran across the fields chasing after a bumblebee, stumbling and tripping and falling headfirst into the warm dirt. He looked just like that photo of my great-great-grandfather.
I sigh and rub my eyes. I roll onto one side, and my eyes sweep past the little black clock facing the wall on my bedside table. Past the boxes of textbooks and other belongings strewn across the floor, and to my window, where the curtains are fluttering in the airstream from the ventilation system. I throw them open and gaze outwards: our world. The trees and fields are gone, a relic of about half a century ago, replaced by a network of tall buildings and sky trains and practical things.” Written by Maria Law.
Thanks to All Participants! Check Out Some of Their Submissions Below!
Harnessing Solar Energy: Mimicking Photosynthesis to Recycle Carbon Dioxide into Renewable Fuel
“The quest for sustainable energy solutions has led scientists to explore innovative methods to harness solar energy. One promising approach is the development of solar cells that mimic the natural process of photosynthesis to recycle carbon dioxide (CO2) into renewable fuel…” Written by Mosaddeq Hossain.
Synthetic Wetland Module (SWM)
“Rivers, lakes, and streams, once the lifeblood of the ecosystem, are now conduits for toxic waste. Wetlands continue to serve as nature's filtration system. Many of these ecosystems became so overwhelmed that they died, leaving only live forms and functions that robots could not replicate. Or so we thought…” Written by Ujwal Pandary Sreenivasan.
Treescrappers
“83 million, the estimated number by which the world population increases annually [1]. To accommodate for the increasing population, urbanization is accelerating rapidly, leading to the expansion of cities and the need for infrastructure to accommodate growing populations…” Written by Moriah Samchek.