Biox'News Spring 2024

Program of the Spring 2024 Biox'News 🍴:

Make hay in May! In this spirit, we're excited to share our latest -and quite delightful- updates in our Spring 2024 Biox'News !

1. Mark your calendars: Biomim'Expo is coming up, and we'll be there !👀

2. Read up on our collaboration with Alphi, which has sparked a bio-inspired innovation poised to revolutionize the construction industry! 👷

3. Discover FinX, where the mechanics of dolphin fins inspire the design of tomorrow's boat engines! 🐬

📢 What's up ? 2024 is off to a flying start !

🚀 In the spring, the trade show season is open: see you at the Biomim'Expo!

At the beginning of the year, we had the pleasure of participating in several leading trade shows, including Techinnov' and Global Industrie in Paris, as well as prestigious international events such as the Hannover Fair in Germany! 🌍

We love these moments! They provide perfect opportunities to share our passion for biomimicry and forge relationships with future partners for innovative projects. 🤝

Don't miss our next event on June 11th and 12th!

We will be at Biomim'Expo, the must-attend annual event for everyone involved in biomimicry, at the Parc Floral in Paris! 🌺

Come and meet us at our stand to discover our latest bio-inspired innovations and explore the wonders of nature!

Looking to contact us? 👉 Click here

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🌏 Our European project heads for Spain!  

After England and Portugal, Bioxegy continues its European tour! This time, Bioxegy has headed for Spain, extending its avant-garde research on the CSTO2NE project!

This Europe-wide project aims to revolutionize construction by integrating CO2 capture into building materials. How so? By drawing on the ingenuity of microplankton and crustaceans - nature's geniuses who could well teach us a thing or two about sustainable construction... 🌿

This month-long stay at the University of Lleida, an hour's drive from Barcelona, has enabled in-depth exchanges with partner laboratories on hot topics such as the thermal properties of our materials! 🔥

This experience has not only enabled our team to deepen its knowledge in cutting-edge research fields but also to familiarize itself with emerging innovations. This consolidates our status as forerunners in the art of building bio-inspired, greener, and smarter technologies!💡

Want to know more about CSTO2NE? 👉 Click here

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🖥️ Bioxegy boosts its 3D modeling performance!  

At Bioxegy, we're taking biomimetic engineering to a whole new level by adopting  SYNERA, a 3D modeling software straight from a German startup! 🇩🇪

This tool excels at modeling complex geometries, greatly facilitating parametric optimization and generative design. SYNERA unlocks optimized designs, respecting specific criteria such as weight reduction. 👌

This new collaboration is like upgrading from a horse-drawn carriage to a rocket ship in terms of speed! It considerably reduces our time spent on modeling and prototyping, and enables us to respond more quickly and precisely to our customers' complex projects. A dream come true for inventors like us! 🤩

🏗️ AT THE HEART OF BIOXEGY'S BUSINESS | Our project with Alphi

Here's a look back at our ingenious project in collaboration with Alphi to reinvent formwork, a key element in the construction industry.

The construction industry faces many challenges, particularly in terms of material efficiency and durability. One recurring problem is the adhesion of concrete milt to the aluminum beams and formwork used on construction sites, making them extremely laborious to clean. 💪

In response to this problem, Bioxegy, commissioned by Alphi, the formwork specialist, has developed a fascinating biomimetic innovation!

Bioxegy was inspired by the nanometric roughness of the lotus leaf, renowned for its super-hydrophobic effects. This means the contact angle between the water and the surface exceeds 150°, preventing water from adhering to the surface!

We've developed an environmentally friendly chemical treatment, for which the formula has been patented! Here's how it works: it replicates the texturing of the lotus leaf surface through erosion during soaking. This process gives the aluminum surface self-cleaning capabilities!

Amazing, isn't it? 🌟

The proof of concept for this solution, developed in collaboration with Navier Lab has proven its effectiveness by reducing milt adhesion by up to 7 times, demonstrating, if proof were needed, the practicality, effectiveness and durability of biomimetic solutions! 😎

Would you like to use bio-inspiration to solve your technical problems?

Regardless of your sector, Bioxegy can boost your R&D!

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🐬 LET'S TAKE A LEAF OUT OF IT | A fin inspires the boat of the future

Meet FinX, a pioneer in biomimicry for the boating industry!

Inspired by the agility and speed of dolphins, whose performance owes to the undulating dance of their tail fins, FinX has developed a revolutionary technology for boat engines.😱

At the heart of this feat is a flexible elastomer membrane, driven by the vibrations of an electric motor.

This technical ballet causes the membrane to undulate, creating propulsion through the Venturi effect, which allows the boat to move forward without the usual whirl of a propeller. 🌀

This approach, borrowed from nature, boasts numerous advantages: goodbye to dangerous propellers, and hello to silent operation and increased energy efficiency. 😴

FinX is thus developing a growing range of motors suitable for all types of vessels, from small boats to the most complex marine applications. 🛥️🚤

Cherry on top: this breakthrough innovation will be showcased at the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games!🎉

Is your company innovating? 

Start using biomimicry with Bioxegy!