Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

Clegg, Brian

Biomimetics : how lessons from nature can transform technology Brian Clegg - London Icon 2023 - 163 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. - Hot science .

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"--

1785789899 9781785789892





021041007 Uk


Biomimetics--Popular works.
Biotechnology--Popular works.
Biomimicry--Popular works.
Science--Space Science--Astronomy



QP517.B56 / C54 2023

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