Advancements in Nature-Inspired Engineering: Integrating Biomimicry into Modern Design Practices

Dear Colleagues,

Nature has long served as a profound inspiration for solving complex engineering challenges. Biomimicry—emulating nature’s time-tested strategies—has emerged as a transformative approach to modern design, enabling innovations that prioritize sustainability, efficiency, and resilience. This Special Issue, “Advancements in Nature-Inspired Engineering: Integrating Biomimicry into Modern Design Practices”, seeks to highlight cutting-edge research that bridges biological principles with engineering applications, fostering breakthroughs in energy efficiency, material science, fluid dynamics, and structural optimization.

Nature-inspired engineering transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries, offering novel solutions to reduce operational energy consumption across diverse systems. For instance, bio-inspired surface textures mimicking lotus leaves and shark skin have revolutionized drag reduction in marine and aerospace vehicles, while hierarchical structures inspired by bone or plant tissues have enhanced lightweight, high-strength materials. Similarly, fluid dynamics principles derived from natural systems, such as droplet transport in desert beetles or vortex control in bird flight, are reshaping energy harvesting and propulsion technologies.

We invite original research articles, case studies, and review papers that address the integration of biomimetic principles into modern engineering practices. Topics of interest include but are not limited to bioinspired materials for energy efficiency, superhydrophobic surfaces, adaptive structures, fluid–structure interactions, and biomimetic robotics. Contributions should emphasize scalable, sustainable designs that align with global challenges such as climate resilience and resource conservation. This Special Issue aims to accelerate the translation of nature’s ingenuity into real-world applications by synthesizing insights from natural organisms, engineering, and computational modelling.

Prof. Dr. Zuankai Wang
Prof. Dr. Jing Li
Prof. Dr. Baoping Zhang
Dr. Yuankai Jin
Dr. Yeung Yeung Chau
Guest Editors

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