Adapt : how we can learn from nature's strangest inventions by Khan, Amina instant download

Adapt : how we can learn from nature's strangest inventions by Khan, Amina instant download

344 pages ; 23 cm, If a fly's eye can see without hundreds of fancy lenses, and termite mounds can stay cool in the desert without air conditioning, it stands to reason that nature can teach us a thing or two about technology and innovation. In 'Adapt', Amina Khan explores the exciting new science of biomimicry, which shows how we can borrow designs from nature to solve complex problems, Includes bibliographical references and index, Part 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 -- Part II : Mechanics of movement. -- 3. Reinventing the leg: How animals are inspiring the next generation of space explorers and rescue robots -- 4. How flying and swimming animals go with the flow. -- Part III : Architecture of systems -- 5. Building like a termite: What these insects can teach us about architecture (and other things) -- 6. Hive mind: How ants' collective intelligence might change the networks we build -- Part IV : Sustainability -- 7. The artificial leaf: Searching for a clean fuel to power out world -- 8. Cities as ecosystems: Building a more sustainable society