Biomimicry : innovation inspired by nature
Benyus, Janine M.
Biomimicry : innovation inspired by nature by Janine M. Benyus - New Yok : HarperCollins, ©1997 - 308 p. ; 19 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
1. Echoing Nature: Why Biomimicry Now? 2. How Will We Feed Ourselves? Farming to Fit the Land: Growing Food Like a Prairie 3. How Will We Harness Energy? Light into Life: Gathering Energy Like a Leaf 4. How Will We Make Things? Fitting Form to Function: Weaving Fibers Like a Spider 5. How Will We Heal Ourselves? Experts in Our Midst: Finding Cures Like a Chimp 6. How Will We Store What We Learn? Dances with Molecules: Computing Like a Cell 7. How Will We Conduct Business? Closing the Loops in Commerce: Running a Business Like a Redwood Forest 8. Where Will We Go from Here? May Wonders Never Cease: Toward a Biomimetic Future
9780060533229
Life Sciences - Biology - General
Technological innovations
Materials science
Nanotechnology
Sustainability
600 / BEN-B
Biomimicry : innovation inspired by nature by Janine M. Benyus - New Yok : HarperCollins, ©1997 - 308 p. ; 19 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
1. Echoing Nature: Why Biomimicry Now? 2. How Will We Feed Ourselves? Farming to Fit the Land: Growing Food Like a Prairie 3. How Will We Harness Energy? Light into Life: Gathering Energy Like a Leaf 4. How Will We Make Things? Fitting Form to Function: Weaving Fibers Like a Spider 5. How Will We Heal Ourselves? Experts in Our Midst: Finding Cures Like a Chimp 6. How Will We Store What We Learn? Dances with Molecules: Computing Like a Cell 7. How Will We Conduct Business? Closing the Loops in Commerce: Running a Business Like a Redwood Forest 8. Where Will We Go from Here? May Wonders Never Cease: Toward a Biomimetic Future
9780060533229
Life Sciences - Biology - General
Technological innovations
Materials science
Nanotechnology
Sustainability
600 / BEN-B