INO Armor®, a New York/Hong Kong-based biomaterials company, has teamed up with the silkworm to create an all-natural, superior-performance alternative for shipping and protecting fragile goods, with far-reaching benefits for the environment, consumers, and business. International Business Times unpacks INO Armor's founding, which was shaped by a near-fatal tragic event, and explores the impact of this new technology as businesses globally increasingly shift towards this class of better performing green materials.
Over time, Mother Nature has provided mankind with some of the best ideas for addressing many of the most challenging problems we face—from the prehistoric era through the Industrial Revolution to the age of AI today. Using nature as our guide and copycatting the natural designs and processes right in front of us is known as biomimicry.
