Displaying 1 of 1 2006 Format: Book Author: Forbes, Peter. Title: The gecko's foot : bio-inspiration : engineering new materials from nature / Peter Forbes. Edition: 1st American ed. Publisher, Date: New York : W.W. Norton & Co., 2006. Description: xv, 272 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm Summary: An analysis of the unlikely relationship between nature and scientific design reveals how such innovations as Velcro, solar panels, and self-cleaning surfaces were created to mimic intricate mechanisms found in the natural world. Subjects: Technological innovations. Nature. Biomimetic materials. Notes: "First published in Great Britain in 2005 by Fourth Estate"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-261) and index. Contents: List of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Something new under the sun -- The great sacred lotus cleans up -- Nature's nylon -- Clinging to the ceiling -- The gleam in nature's eye -- The molecular erector set -- Insects can't fly -- Origami for engineers -- The push and pull building system -- Designing the future (naturally) -- Notes -- Further reading -- Index. Web Site: Table of contents LCCN: 2006006731 ISBN: 0393062236 9780393062236 * 9780393337976 Other Number: 64624830 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 171762 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 600 Forbes Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
