Following the line of thought in my previous post concerning the technological reproduction of biological processes, I was somewhat astounded when I read here that in the quest for efficient MAVs (micro air vehicles), nature has once again surpassed all engineers’ attempts to successfully manufacture functional diminutive aircraft. I write about this not because of its significance as a military breakthrough (which is no doubt the main purpose of the field of research), but because of the evidence it offers that nature trumps artifice.  Whether by divine design or simply millions of years to evolve the most efficient biological machines possible, nature (in all ways, shapes, and forms) is itself our greatest resource – in all fields.