From time immemorial, humans have tried to use examples in nature to develop technological solutions. The systematic search for natural structures which can be important as models for technology is called bionics. In order to familiarize a broader public with the achievements and advances in bionics and thus contribute to a public understanding of science and research, the Schering Stiftung supports this ambitious exhibition on “Prototypes – Bionics and Looking to Nature” organized by the Stiftung Brandenburger Tor, which will be on display at the Max Liebermann Haus in Berlin.

In six theme areas, the exhibition provides occasionally astonishing answers to the following questions: How is movement created? What are boundaries good for? What is stability? Where does energy come from? How do you arrive at solutions? How do things organize themselves?