| Description |
40 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm |
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age Children |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Learning from Mother Nature -- Nature thought of it first -- Why should we copy nature? -- Shaped for survival -- Smart structures -- Magic materials -- Creative communications -- Medical marvels -- On the move -- Designs that work -- Pollution-free power -- Dealing with the tough stuff -- Computing, nature's way -- Machines that move like animals ... -- ... and think like humans -- Nature's nanotechnology -- Sustaining our future -- Nature, the teacher. |
| Summary |
Contains descriptions of technological innovations inspired by things found in the natural world. |
| Subject |
Biomimicry -- Juvenile literature.
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Biomimicry. |
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Technological innovations -- Juvenile literature.
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Technological innovations. |
| Added Author |
Thompson, Margot, 1965-
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| Note |
Subtitle on cover: Inventions inspired by nature |
| ISBN |
9781554534678 |
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1554534674 |
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