Gecko's Foot
Bio-inspiration, Engineering New Materials from Nature
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2006
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American ed.
WW Norton & Co (Verlag)
978-0-393-06223-6 (ISBN)
WW Norton & Co (Verlag)
978-0-393-06223-6 (ISBN)
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In Forbes's engaging book readers discover the many ways nature has yielded inventions. For instance, the spiny fruits of the cocklebur inspired the hook-and-loop fastener known as Velcro(; and cantilever bridges have much in common with bison spines.
The cutting-edge science of bio-inspiration gives way to architectural and product designs that mimic intricate mechanisms found in nature. In Peter Forbes's engaging book we discover that the spiny fruits of the cocklebur inspired the hook-and-loop fastener known as Velcro; unfolding leaves, insect wings, and space solar panels share similar origami folding patterns; the self-cleaning leaves of the sacred lotus plant have spawned a new industry of self-cleaning surfaces; and cantilever bridges have much in common with bison spines.
As we continue to study nature, bio-inspiration will transform our lives and force us to look at the world in a new way.
The cutting-edge science of bio-inspiration gives way to architectural and product designs that mimic intricate mechanisms found in nature. In Peter Forbes's engaging book we discover that the spiny fruits of the cocklebur inspired the hook-and-loop fastener known as Velcro; unfolding leaves, insect wings, and space solar panels share similar origami folding patterns; the self-cleaning leaves of the sacred lotus plant have spawned a new industry of self-cleaning surfaces; and cantilever bridges have much in common with bison spines.
As we continue to study nature, bio-inspiration will transform our lives and force us to look at the world in a new way.
Peter Forbes is a translator, science writer, and editor of Scanning the Century: The Penguin Book of the Twentieth Century in Poetry. He lives in London.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 17.5.2006 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 165 x 243 mm |
| Gewicht | 542 g |
| Themenwelt | Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher |
| Naturwissenschaften | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-393-06223-6 / 0393062236 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-393-06223-6 / 9780393062236 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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