Biomimetics for Designers.
The first book on the rising field of biomimetics targeted directly at design professionals and students, showing concrete examples of natures most fascinating processes and their applications in the real world.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Thames & Hudson, Limited,
2021.
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 0500776938 9780500776933 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Introduction
- A Brief History of Biomimetics
- Biomimicry in Myth and Reality
- Biomimetic Design
- The Future
- 01. Shape
- Biology | Biomimetic Application
- Hedge thorns | Barbed wire
- Timber beetle mandibles | Modern saw chain
- Bird flight | Modern aviation
- Kingfisher beak | Shinkansen bullet train
- Dolphin body shape | Streamlined vessels
- Humpback whale pectoral fin | Applied tubercle systems
- Boxfish | Bionic car
- 02. Surface
- Biology | Biomimetic Application
- Shark skin | Superfunctional texture
- Burdock | Velcro
- Gecko feet | Super-adhesive texture
- Lotus leaf | Lotus effect
- Morpho butterfly | Morphotex
- Starfish pedicellariae | Micro-gripping texture
- Leaf stomata | Stomatex
- Thorny devil | Passive water harvesting and distribution
- Namib beetle | Fog and dew harvesting
- 03. Structure
- Biology | Biomimetic Application
- Giant reed stem | Technical stem
- Honeycomb | Airless tyres
- Natural cellular systems | Minimal-material products
- Natural cellular structures | Single-material products
- Auxetic materials | Blast-resistant textiles
- Wood | Biomimetic wood
- Nacre | Synthetic nacre
- Dinosaur eel | MetaMesh
- Scaly-foot snail | Advanced protective equipment
- Seahorse skeleton | Resilient structures
- Glass sponge | Bioglass-inspired structures
- Polar bear fur | Solar textiles
- Plant roots | Transpirational textiles
- 04. Making
- Biology | Biomimetic Application
- Paper wasp | Paper industry
- Cocoon silk | Man-made fibre industry
- Spider silk | Synthetic spider silk
- Bacterial silk | Bolt Threads
- Bacterial cellulose | Biocouture
- Mycelium | Mushroom Materials
- Tissue cultures | Meat and materials
- Photosynthesis | Biobatteries
- Bacteria | Hybrid electronics
- Slime mould | Brainless computing
- 05. Towards 4D Design
- Biology | Biomimetic Application
- Squid nerves | Schmitt trigger
- Artificial intelligence
- The brain | Intelligent machines
- Swarm intelligence
- Fire ants | Swarm robotics
- Biorobotics
- Plant roots | PLANTOID
- Man-machine hybrids | Robotic exoskeletons
- Bird aviation | Morphing aeroplane wings
- Octopus | Soft robotics
- Self-replication and self-assembly
- Self-replication | RepRap
- Movement | Sculpting with motion
- Protein molecules | Self-assembling furniture
- Flower buds | Autonomous self-assembling robots
- Soft machines
- Wheat awn | Amorphous robots
- Penguin coat | Insulating textiles
- Pine cones | Adaptive textiles
- Spruce cones | Programmable wood
- Octopus skin | Dynamic soft surfaces
- Conclusion
- Glossary
- Further reading
- Picture credits
- Acknowledgments
- Index