Mimicking Nature

Author : Ashokan Kannarath
Publisher : Partridge Publishing
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-22
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781482817256

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Mimicking Nature by Ashokan Kannarath Pdf

This book is specially designed to get a basic idea about biomimicry as a solution for sustainable development, how animal and plant models become an ideal natural teacher to construct and design modern mans requirements without causing pollution. This book has nine chapters. The first section is devoted for introduction, the second for sustainable development, the third one for inspiration derived from plants (twenty-four examples), fourth one for inspiration derived from animals (thirty-five examples). The fifth chapter is devoted for research in biomimicry, and the sixth chapter is for development in biomimicry at the molecular level. The seventh one is for modern city planning by mimicking nature, with special reference to Lavasa, the first biomimicry town planning in India. The eighth chapter is for explanation of some case studies in biomimicry, and the last chapter is to inform the reader about some access point in biomimicry resources, followed by further study, and the last section is an index of the contents.

Author : Heather Schwartz
Publisher : Teacher Created Materials
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781493866755

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Mimicking Nature by Heather Schwartz Pdf

Have you ever wondered where inventors get some of their ideas? This answer may surprise you: sometimes the inspiration comes from plants! Learn how some tiny plants have made a huge difference in the world. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this STEAM book will ignite a curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that is perfect for makerspaces and that guides students step-by-step through the engineering design process. Make STEAM career connections with career advice from Smithsonian employees working in STEAM fields. Ideal for school reports and projects, this informational text will appeal to reluctant readers and ages 6-8.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Teacher Created Materials
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781493867837

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Mimicking Nature 6-Pack by Anonim Pdf

Have you ever wondered where inventors get some of their ideas? This answer may surprise you: sometimes the inspiration comes from plants! Learn how some tiny plants have made a huge difference in the world. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this title builds students' literacy skills while fostering curiosity, creativity, and innovation through real-world examples. Features include: A hands-on STEAM challenge guides students through each step of the engineering design process and is ideal for makerspace activities; Content that highlights every component of STEAM: science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics; Dynamic images and text features enhance the reading experience and build visual literacy; Make career connections with career advice from Smithsonian employees working in STEAM fields. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan that addresses literacy and engineering objectives.

Author : Martha Stone
Publisher : Martha Stone
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-11
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Bonsai 101: Mimicking Nature with Bonsai Trees by Martha Stone Pdf

Whether you are a horticulturist wanting to expand your gardening portfolio or a pure hobbyist who have fallen in love with the mystery of the miniature trees, Bonsai 101: Mimicking Nature with Bonsai Trees will be a valuable read. Tackling expert tips on creating a beautiful bonsai, the book provides essential information that novice and even seasoned gardeners would find useful. Growing bonsai trees can be a challenge and this is most especially true for beginners. Bonsai 101: Mimicking Nature with Bonsai Trees provides useful tips that can help beginners create their own bonsai tree, and maintaining the health of the tree. The book also includes information on suitable species for bonsai as well as the beautiful styles to choose from. Bonsai 101: Mimicking Nature with Bonsai Trees is the best learning partner for those who want to capture the beauty of nature into its miniature version.

Author : Stephen F. Arno,Carl E. Fiedler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2005-03-16
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015060815241

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Mimicking Nature's Fire by Stephen F. Arno,Carl E. Fiedler Pdf

In Mimicking Nature's Fire, forest ecologists Stephen Arno and Carl Fiedler present practical solutions to the pervasive problem of deteriorating forest conditions in western North America.

Author : Janine M. Benyus
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2009-08-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780061958922

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Biomimicry by Janine M. Benyus Pdf

Repackaged with a new afterword, this "valuable and entertaining" (New York Times Book Review) book explores how scientists are adapting nature's best ideas to solve tough 21st century problems. Biomimicry is rapidly transforming life on earth. Biomimics study nature's most successful ideas over the past 3.5 million years, and adapt them for human use. The results are revolutionizing how materials are invented and how we compute, heal ourselves, repair the environment, and feed the world. Janine Benyus takes readers into the lab and in the field with maverick thinkers as they: discover miracle drugs by watching what chimps eat when they're sick; learn how to create by watching spiders weave fibers; harness energy by examining how a leaf converts sunlight into fuel in trillionths of a second; and many more examples. Composed of stories of vision and invention, personalities and pipe dreams, Biomimicry is must reading for anyone interested in the shape of our future.

Author : Kristen Nordstrom
Publisher : Charlesbridge Publishing
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-13
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781580899475

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Mimic Makers by Kristen Nordstrom Pdf

“Young readers will be captivated by the contemporary inventors and inventions featured, and inspired to incorporate biomimicry into their own designs.” —Miranda Paul, author of One Plastic Bag and Water is Water Who's the best teacher for scientists, engineers, AND designers? Mother nature, of course! When an inventor is inspired by nature for a new creation, they are practicing something called biomimicry. Meet ten real-life scientists, engineers, and designers who imitate plants and animals to create amazing new technology. An engineer shapes the nose of his train like a kingfisher's beak. A scientist models her solar cell on the mighty leaf. Discover how we copy nature's good ideas to solve real-world problems! WINNER AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books A National Science Teacher Association Best STEM Book “Mimic Makers reveals marvels of engineering inspired by nature with images that invite careful observation and explanations that are expressive, but never over simplified.” —Kim Parfitt, AP Biology and Environmental Science teacher, curriculum developer for Howard Hughes Medical Institute Biointeractive, and recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Math Teaching. “Amazing! . . . Love that the book features the scientists and inventors, and that there is a diverse set of them. —Janine Benyus, co-founder of the Biomimicry Institute

Author : Lee Richard Rieth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Electronic
ISBN : CORNELL:31924098292505

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Mimicking Nature's Macromolecules by Lee Richard Rieth Pdf

Author : Heather Schwartz
Publisher : Teacher Created Materials
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781493869152

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Mimicking Nature ebook by Heather Schwartz Pdf

Have you ever wondered where inventors get some of their ideas? This answer may surprise you: sometimes the inspiration comes from plants! Learn how some tiny plants have made a huge difference in the world. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this STEAM book will ignite a curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that is perfect for makerspaces and that guides students step-by-step through the engineering design process. Make STEAM career connections with career advice from Smithsonian employees working in STEAM fields. Ideal for school reports and projects, this informational text will appeal to reluctant readers and ages 6-8.

Author : Joseph H. Bragdon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000327854

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Economies that Mimic Life by Joseph H. Bragdon Pdf

The world economy today is at an historical inflection point. The neoclassical (industrial) model of economics is self-destructing while a new life-mimicking model, based on radically different assumptions, is emerging. Although rarely acknowledged in economic journals, Nordic countries, which pioneered the life-mimicking model, have become world leaders in prosperity and productivity while those operating on the older neoclassical/industrial model are trapped in downward spirals. By approaching economies as sub-systems of life rather than super-systems that transcend life, we gain transformative insights. Such thinking led to the first circular economy experiments in Kalundborg (Denmark) during the 1970s, then quickly spread to the rest of the Nordic world. By placing a higher value on living assets (people and Nature) than on non-living capital assets, this approach generates harmony rather than exploitation and conflict. Because Nordic people feel vested in the system and responsible for its success, they are extraordinarily innovative and productive. That is why Nordic companies are regularly rated among the world’s most sustainable and profitable in their fields – even though their region holds less than half of one percent of the world’s population. Written in an accessible way for non-economists, the book is ideal for readers interested in the benefits of biomimicry and methods of guiding democratic countries along a proven path of self-renewal. Economies That Mimic Life will also provide useful background for corporate leaders in scenario planning and strategic thinking. Knowing which way the political-economic wind is blowing will become increasingly important to corporate survival.

Author : Professor Dani Wadada Nabudere
Publisher : Real African Publishers
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781920655198

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From Agriculture to Agricology by Professor Dani Wadada Nabudere Pdf

In this meditation, respected Ugandan academic Dani Wadada Nabudere traces the roots of the global economic crisis and warns of the threat that the decline of Western nations poses to the African continent—the final frontier for those in search of new lands and resources to exploit. As a deterrent to what he sees as the encroachment of super-profiteers looking to Africa for the land to increase their profits in industrial agriculture, Nabudere advocates for what he terms “community sites of knowledge,” that is, the use of indigenous tools and knowledge to revitalize the lives of Africa’s people. The book puts forth the belief that any dependence on imported knowledge and material instruments will only lead to the entrenchment of colonial stereotypes, and that indigenous knowledge is imbued with the roots of “complex ecosystems” that require the inputs of a diversity of expertise and experiences and that are capable of producing the knowledge necessary for the residents of the African continent to reclaim the future.

Author : Gregory A Hudalla,William L Murphy
Publisher : Royal Society of Chemistry
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781788018159

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Mimicking the Extracellular Matrix by Gregory A Hudalla,William L Murphy Pdf

The extracellular matrix (ECM) is the focus of much interest in biology and bioengineering. Increasing understanding of the influence of the ECM on cell behaviour has led to the exciting possibilities of tissue engineering. Aside from new therapeutic tools, understanding the ECM is of course fundamental to basic cell biology research. Mimicking the Extracellular Matrix approaches this topic from both basic science and practical engineering perspectives. Seven topics are approached each in a pair of chapters, one with a biological approach and its partner with a bioengineering approach. Topics include the mechanical properties of the ECM, which outlines current knowledge of the ECM physical structure and reviewing state-of-the-art strategies to mimic its native microenvironments. The organisational characteristics of the ECM form the focus of another pair of chapters, where the collagen triple helix is discussed, followed by a review of advances in artificial reproduction of well-ordered systems using self-assembling peptides, or peptide amphiphiles. The balanced approach of this text gives it a broad appeal to those interested in the ECM from a range of backgrounds and disciplines. Suitable for undergraduates, postgraduates, and academics, this text aims to unify the current knowledge of ECM biology and matrix-mimicking biomaterials.

Author : K.M. Gupta
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781482257977

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Engineering Materials by K.M. Gupta Pdf

Introduces Emerging Engineering Materials Mechanical, materials, and production engineering students can greatly benefit from Engineering Materials: Research, Applications and Advances. This text focuses heavily on research, and fills a need for current information on the science, processes, and applications in the field. Beginning with a brief overview, the book provides a historical and modern perspective on material science, and describes various types of engineering materials. It examines the industrial process for emerging materials, determines practical use under a wide range of conditions, and establishes what is needed to produce a new generation of materials. Covers Basic Concepts and Practical Applications The book consists of 18 chapters and covers a variety of topics that include functionally graded materials, auxetic materials, whiskers, metallic glasses, biocomposite materials, nanomaterials, superalloys, superhard materials, shape-memory alloys, and smart materials. The author outlines the latest advancements, including futuristic plastics, sandwich composites, and biodegradable composites, and highlights special kinds of composites, including fire-resistant composites, marine composites, and biomimetics. He also factors in current examples, future prospects, and the latest research underway in materials technology. Contains approximately 160 diagrams and 85 tables Incorporates examples, illustrations, and applications used in a variety of engineering disciplines Includes solved numerical examples and objective questions with answers Engineering Materials: Research, Applications and Advances serves as a textbook and reference for advanced/graduate students in mechanical engineering, materials engineering, production engineering, physics, and chemistry, and relevant researchers and practicing professionals in the field of materials science.

Author : Yoseph Bar-Cohen
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 790 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-19
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781040056424

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Biomimetics by Yoseph Bar-Cohen Pdf

Mimicking nature - from science fiction to engineering realityHumans have always looked to nature's inventions as a source of inspiration. The observation of flying birds and insects leads to innovations in aeronautics. Collision avoidance sensors mimic the whiskers of rodents. Optimization algorithms are based on survival of the fittest, the seed-

Author : Joseph H. Bragdon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351283748

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Companies that Mimic Life by Joseph H. Bragdon Pdf

Industrial capitalism is broken. The signs, which transcend national ideologies, are everywhere: climate change; ecological overshoot; financial exhaustion; fraying social safety nets; corporate fraud; government deceit; civic unrest; terrorism; and war. But there is hope. This book tells how transformation is taking root in the corporate world – the last place many of us would look for solutions. The book tells the stories of seven exceptional companies. Their shared secret is a new mental model of the firm that is the virtual opposite of industrial capitalism. Each company, if not already a household name, is a significant player within their industry and, crucially, has outperformed their competitors. Lessons can be learned. It works like this. Instead of modeling themselves on the assumed efficiency of machines – a thought process that emerged during the industrial age – these firms model themselves on living systems. Firms with open, ethical, inclusive traditions – where employees have a voice and a stake in what happens – have a distinct advantage over traditionally managed companies where most decisions are made at the top. Understanding that everything of value ultimately arises from life, they place a higher value on living assets (people and Nature) than they do on non-living capital assets. The energy they invest in stewarding those assets – a practice described in the book as living asset stewardship (LAS) – is transformative.