Biomimetics : nature-inspired design and innovation / Sandy B Primrose.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Primrose, S. B., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biomimetics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (131 pages)

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley-Blackwell, [2020]

Summary:

"At its simplest, biomimetics is the design and production of materials, structures, and systems that are modelled on biological entities and processes. The concept of biomimetics stems from the realisation that microbes, plants and animals have been continuously evolving to cope with environmental and other challenges. They already have solved design challenges associated with vision, movement in diverse environments, temperature control, and detection of predators and/or prey in myriad ways over millions of years of evolution, providing rich opportunities for development of biomimetic and bioinspired materials. The diversity in form and function of living things is such that they have evolved solutions to most of the challenges that face humans today"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The beginnings of biomimicry

Transport, motion and energy

Colour and light

The built environment

Smart materials

Smart devices

The influence of biology on computer science

The future of biomimetics.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781119683346

1119683343

9781119683315

1119683319

9781119683360

111968336X