Biomimetics :
by Clegg, Brian
Series: Hot science Published by : Icon (London) Physical details: 163 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. ISBN:1785789899; 9781785789892.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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| 500 - 599 | 570.15 Cle (Browse shelf) | Available | State Grant in Aid | 113776 |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-157) and index.
1. Better by nature -- 2. Evolution and technology -- 3. Materials (sticky or otherwise) -- 4. Pharmacopeia and food -- 5. Structures, shapes and networks -- 6. Optics -- 7. The copycat trap -- 8. Facts and futures.
"An exploration of the transformative ways in which nature has inspired the technological advancement of humankind. Biomimetics literally means emulating biology and in a broader sense the term covers technological advances where the original inspiration came from nature"--
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