Adapt : how humans are tapping into nature's secrets to design and build a better future / Amina Kha...
Adapt : how humans are tapping into nature's secrets to design and build a better future / Amina Kha...
Adapt : how humans are tapping into nature's secrets to design and build a better future / Amina Khan.
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Publisher
New York St. Martin's Press, 2017.
Call Numbers
G 2017/6929
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Language
English
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Physical content
344 pages ; 22 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
pt. I MATERIALS -- 1.Fooling the Mind's Eye: What Soldiers and Fashion Designers Can Learn from the Cuttlefish -- 2.Soft Yet Strong: How the Sea Cucumber and Squid Inspire Surgical Implants -- pt. II MECHANICS OF MOVEMENT -- 3.Reinventing the Leg: How Animals Are Inspiring the Next Generation of Spa...
Publication information
Publisher
New York St. Martin's Press, 2017.
Edition
First Edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2017.
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Summary
"Amina Khan believes that nature does it best. In Adapt, she presents fascinating examples of how nature effortlessly solves the problems that humans attempt to solve with decades worth of the latest and greatest technologies, time, and money. Humans are animals too, and animals are incredibly good at doing more with less. If a fly's eye can see wi...
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Adapt : how humans are tapping into nature's secrets to design and build a better future / Amina Khan.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-330) and index.
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Date Copyright
©2017
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Call Numbers
G 2017/6929
Record Identifier
74VKVGRz7GDO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVGRz7GDO
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ISBN
1250060400
9781250060402
DDC
620.0042
MMS ID
991024152319802626
