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Biomimetics - Nature-Inspired Design and Innovation (Hardcover)
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Biomimetics - Nature-Inspired Design and Innovation (Hardcover)
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Provides a professional, contemporary, and concise review of the
current knowledge and advances in biomimetics This book covers the
field of biomimicry, an area of science where researchers look to
mimic aspects of plants or animals in order to solve problems in
aerospace, shipping, building, electronics, and optics, among
others. It presents the latest developments in biomimicry and gives
readers sufficient grounding to help them understand the current,
and sometimes technically complex, research literature. Different
themes are covered throughout and text boxes deal with the relevant
physics for readers who may lack this knowledge. Biomimetics:
Nature-Inspired Design and Innovation examines issues in fluid
dynamics such as avoiding sonic booms, reducing train noise,
increasing wind turbine efficiency, and more. Next, it looks at
optical applications, e.g. how nature generates color without dyes
and pigment, and how animals stay cool in desert environments. A
chapter on the built environment discusses cooling systems for
buildings based on termite mounds; creating self-cleaning paint
based on lotus leaves; unobtrusive solar panels based on ivy; and
buildings that respond to the environment. Two more sections focus
on biomimicry for the creation of smart materials and smart
devices. The book finishes with a look at the field's future over
the next decade. Presents each topic in sufficient detail in order
to enable the reader to comprehend the original scientific papers
Emphasizes those examples of biomimicry that have made it into
products Features text boxes that provide information on the
relevant physics or engineering principles for biologists who do
not have a physics background Covers the scientific literature up
to July 2019 Biomimetics: Nature-Inspired Design and Innovation is
an excellent book for senior undergraduates and post-graduate
students in the life sciences, material sciences, and
bioengineering. It will also appeal to lay readers with an interest
in nature as well as scientists in general.
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