Biomimicry：Innovation Inspired by Nature

图书标准信息

• 作者 Janine M. Benyus（珍妮·班娜斯） 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins US
• 出版时间 2002-09
• ISBN 9780060533229
• 定价 149.30元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 320页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Biomimicryisarevolutionarynewsciencethatanalyzesnature'sbestideas--spidersilkandprairiegrass,seashellsandbraincells--andadaptsthemforhumanuse.SciencewriterandlecturerJanineBenyustakesusintothelabandoutinthefieldwiththemaverickresearcherswhoareapplyingnature'singenioussolutionstotheproblemofhumansurvival:stirringvatsofproteinstounleashtheirsignalingpowerincomputers;analyzinghowspidersmanufactureawaterprooffiberfivetimesstrongerthansteel;studyinghowelectronsinaleafcellconvertsunlighttofuelintrillionthsofasecond;discoveringmiracledrugsbyobservingwhatanimalseat--andmuchmore.

Theproductsofbiomimicryarethingswecanalluse--medicines,"smart"computers,super-strongmaterials,profitableandearth-friendlybusiness.Biomimicryeloquentlyshowsthattheanswersareallaroundus.

【作者简介】

Janine M. Benyus is the author of four books in the life sciences, including Beastly Behaviors: A Watcher's Guide to How Animals Act and Why. She is a graduate of Rutgers with degrees in forestry and writing and has lectured widely on science topics. She lives in Stevensville, Montana.