Bioinspiration
Follow the links below to find out more about the adaptations of plants and animals to water, and how we can learn from nature to make artificial surfaces with similar properties to those in the natural world.
Adaptation of animals to water
The ways animals manipulate their surfaces. Image courtesy of Dr Stuart Bewer (DSTL).
Adaptation of plants to water
How surface structures benefit the plant kingdom. Image courtesy of Nevena Uzurov.