Available online at www.sciencedirect.com ScienceDirect Materials Today: Proceedings 4 (2017) 5228–5232 www.materialstoday.com/proceedings 2214-7853© 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Selection and/or Peer-review under responsibility of 6th International Conference of Materials Processing and Characterization (ICMPC 2016). 6th International Conference of Materials Processing and Characterization (ICMPC 2016) Natural Systems and Tribology- Analogies and Lessons Ankush Anand 1 , Mir Irfan Ul Haq 1* , Ankush Raina 1 , Karan Vohra 1 , Rajiv Kumar 1 , Sanjay Mohan Sharma 1 1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, SMVD University, Katra , Jammu &Kashmir, India Abstract Natural systems have played a vital role in the development of science and technology since the evolution of civilizations. Natural systems exhibit a diverse frictional surface from very low friction in case of lubricated systems to very high friction in case of adhesives and in some cases a unique adaptable frictional characteristic. Recent advancements in green tribology and the global quest for sustainability and energy efficiency have led the researchers to the development of alternative approaches. Tribology being a surface phenomenon, there are indeed many analogies in natural systems wherein friction, wear and lubrication can be a benchmark for the design of new tribological systems. This paper presents a discussion on various tribology related natural systems studied by different researchers. The paper is structured in a manner to focus on all the three parts of tribology viz. Friction, Wear and lubrication. Being an interdisciplinary and vibrant field the authors feel that the current review will serve as a catalyst for its further advancement. © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Selection and/or Peer-review under responsibility of 6th International Conference of Materials Processing and Characterization (ICMPC 2016). Keywords:Tribology, Biomemetics, Friction, Nature 1. Introduction Nature has served as an inspiration subconsciously by which discoveries have happened since ages, but the term “biomimetics” which means inspiration from the biological design was first used in 1957 by Otto Schmitt. E Great Email ID: haqmechanical@gmail.com