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Release Date:
January 1, 2012
Original Title:
Bionik Revolution - Die besten Ideen der Natur
Alternate Titles:
Bionics Revolutions - The Best Ideas of Nature
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Terra Mater Factual Studios
Production Countries:
Austria
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 159
This innovative and spectacular 3-part series shows how examples from nature can make human beings and their machines faster, smarter and more efficiently. Whether in ice deserts, under thousands of meters of water, or on the highest mountains in Order to survive, animals need the conceivable best, toughest and most sophisticated equipment. Over the past three and a half billion years of evolution always had it develop new, more crafty plans and recipes. When we observe people's nature, therefore we find many of our own toughest technical problems already solved. We just have to look closely.
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