An edition of The gecko's foot (2006)
The gecko's foot
bio-inspiration : engineering new materials from nature
By Peter Forbes
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Publish Date
2006
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Co.,W. W. Norton & Co.
Language
eng
Pages
272
Description:
An analysis of the unlikely relationship between nature and scientific design reveals how such innovations as Velcro, solar panels, and self-cleaning surfaces were created to mimic intricate mechanisms found in the natural world.