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Author Forbes, Peter, 1947-

Title The gecko's foot : bio-inspiration : engineering new materials from nature / Peter Forbes.

Publication Info. New York : W. W. Norton & Co., 2006.

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Location Call No. Status OPAC Message Public Note Gift Note
 Moore Stacks  T173.8 .F63 2006    Available  ---
Edition 1st American ed.
Description xv, 272 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-261) and index.
Contents -- 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)
Note "First published in Great Britain in 2005 by Fourth Estate"--T.p. verso.
Subject Technological innovations.
Technological innovations.
Nature.
Nature.
ISBN 0393062236 hardcover
9780393062236 hardcover
Standard No. 9780393062236