Ephemeralization

Him: Ephemeralization from here.

Ephemeralization is partly the outcome of multifunctionality, a principle observed in nature. R. Buckminster Fuller adapted multifunctionality from "nature's technologies," one could say, noting that our designs could accomplish more with less – less human and resource expenditure, less waste.

The concept can be seen in action with electronic devices, especially those manufactured since the invention of transistors and silicon microchips. The principle can, and is, being applied in the macro worlds of architecture and other forms of practical design, construction, transport and many other fields.