Design Like Nature: Biomimicry for a Healthy Planet
Megan Clendenan, "Design Like Nature: Biomimicry for a Healthy Planet "
English | ISBN: 1459824644 | 2021 | 48 pages | EPUB | 26 MB
English | ISBN: 1459824644 | 2021 | 48 pages | EPUB | 26 MB
★“Fascinating…An appealing resource sure to spark an interest in biomimicry, from casual readers to budding scientists. Recommended for all libraries.”―School Library Journal, starred review
Did you know that lamps can be powered by glowing bacteria instead of electricity? That gloves designed like gecko feet let people climb straight up glass walls? Or that kids are finding ways to make compostable plastic out of banana peels? Biomimicry, the scientific term for when we learn from and copy nature, is a revolutionary way to look to nature for answers to environmental problems such as climate change.
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