Plants and New Car

Designs

ZIC (Zero Impact Car)

Fiat Motor Company

Car seats and roof designs were

adapted from plants.

Plants Give Off Alarm

Signals

Jonathan Gershenzon
believes that if intelligent strategy of plants

can be imitated properly, then in the future,

non-toxic forms of agricultural pest control
could be provided.

Fiber Optic Designs

in the Ocean
Depths

Rossella racovitzae
a species of marine sponge, possesses

spicules guiding light as optic fibers do.

easily able to collect the light it requires for

photosyn- thesis thanks to its thorn-shaped

protrusions of optical fibers, and is a source
of light for its surroundings