Remarkable Natural Material Surfaces and T...

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Beschreibung

This book explores a collection of natural surfaces, their scientific characteristics and their unique engineering potential ¿ demonstrating that engineering applications can be found in unexpected places. The surfaces covered range from botanical ones, like rice and lotus leaves, to insect surfaces, like butterfly and dragonfly wings. The variety of surfaces and numerous engineering potentials described show how biomimicry can be utilized to solve countless real¿world problems.

Über den Autor

Michelle Lee is at the McCormick School of Engineering of Northwestern University.

Zusammenfassung

Discusses natural surfaces in a format that is accessible to less technical readers

Contains material on natural surfaces that can be found locally

Encourages readers to explore the engineering value of the natural surfaces surrounding them

Includes supplementary material: [...]

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Blood Clots and Vascular Networks: Self-Healing Materials.- Shark Skin: Taking a Bite Out of Bacteria.- Mother-of-Pearl: An Engineering Gem.- Diatoms: Glass Ornaments of the Earth's Waters.- Lotus Leaves: Humble Beauties.- Dragonfly Wings: Special Structures for Aerial Acrobatics.- Moth Eyes: A New Vision for Light-Harnessing Efficiency.- Botanical Leaves: Groovy Terrain.- Snake Skin: Small Scales With a Large Scale Impact.- Gecko Pads: A Force to Be Reckoned With.- Butterfly Wings: Nature's Fluttering Kaleidoscope.- Frog Skin: A Giant Leap for Engineering Applications.- Spider Silk: A Sticky Situation.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2014
Fachbereich:	Fertigungstechnik
Genre:	Mathematik , Medizin , Naturwissenschaften , Technik
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Buch
Inhalt:	xiv 163 S. 40 s/w Illustr. 58 farbige Illustr. 163 p. 98 illus. 58 illus. in color.
ISBN-13:	9783319031248
ISBN-10:	3319031244
Sprache:	Englisch
Herstellernummer:	86273076
Einband:	Gebunden
Redaktion:	Lee, Michelle
Herausgeber:	Michelle Lee
Hersteller:	Springer International Publishing Springer International Publishing AG
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße:	241 x 160 x 16 mm
Von/Mit:	Michelle Lee
Erscheinungsdatum:	18.02.2014
Gewicht:	0,442 kg