Utah Business – Lisa Christensen
“Sandy—What do a shark, an ant, a gecko and a firefly have in common? They all have unique traits that scientists and engineers are taking inspiration from to develop the technologies of the future. “Innovation inspired by nature can improve existing [inventions], but it can also inspire new ones,” said Sam Stier, founding director of the Center for Learning with Nature. Speaking as the keynote address at the STEM Best Practices Conference Tuesday to a crowd of educators, administrators and business leaders, Stier said in addition to inspiring people working in STEM fields, nature can stoke the imaginations of budding scientists, engineers, architects and computer programmers in the classroom.”(more)