Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-157) and index.
Contents
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.
Summary
"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"-- Publisher's description.
