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Forbes, Peter

 
9780393062236: Gecko's Foot: Bio-inspiration, Engineering New Materials from Nature
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ISBN 10: 0393062236 ISBN 13: 9780393062236
Editorial: WW Norton & Co, 2006

Sinopsis

An analysis of the unlikely relationship between nature and scientific design reveals how such innovations as Velcro, solar panels, and self-cleaning surfaces were created to mimic intricate mechanisms found in the natural world.

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Reseña del editor

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.

Biografía del autor

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.

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Editorial
WW Norton & Co
Año de publicación
2006
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0393062236
ISBN 13 
9780393062236
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Tapa dura
Número de páginas
272
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