The Royal Water Lily Achieves Great Buoyancy

Function

The backside of a royal water lily’s leaves has thick veins that stretch out like a spider’s web. These veins have a sturdy structure that acts like a frame, dispersing the weight of the leaves and supporting them as they float on the surface of the water.

Functional Classification

Efficiency(Energy Saving, Resource Saving, Light):
High intensity

Environmental Solution Classification

Related Literature

The Private Life of Plants by David Attenborough BBC Books Attenborough D. 1995. The Private Life of Plants. London: BBC Books. Kobayashi H, Yabugaki Y, Horikawa K, and Watanabe K. 2008. Vein Structure and Mechanical Properties of a Leaf of Santa Cruz Water Lily (Victoria cruziana). The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers. Volume 21. 265-266 p. Matsumura M. 2000. Suishokyu monogatari: Rondon bankoku hakurankai 1851. Tokyo: Chikuma Shobo.

Technical Application

The vein structure of the royal water lily is used in technology to reinforce buildings.

Products and Services

  • The Crystal Palace, the roof and its frame of a special jet terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport.

Type of Business

Proposals of Applied Technology

The vein structure of the royal water lily can be used in technology that reinforces buildings and manufacturing products.

Proposals of Applied Industry

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