Biomimicry for Materials, Design and Habitats: Innovations and Applications

Biomimicry for Materials, Design, and Habitats: Innovations and Applications explores how biomimicry and related paradigms can be used to solve key problems in design, science, technology, and society. It covers innovations in materials, product design, architecture, and biological sciences, and provides a resource for educators, designers, researchers, engineers, and materials scientists.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 590 pages
Publication date: 21 February 2022
Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc

Biomimicry for Materials, Design, and Habitats: Innovations and Applications is a comprehensive survey of the recent work of esteemed experts from diverse fields who employ biomimicry and related paradigms to address critical challenges in design, science, technology, and society. The book explores innovative advancements in biomimicry across materials, product design, architecture, and biological sciences. It serves as a valuable resource for educators, designers, researchers, engineers, and materials scientists, guiding them from the theoretical foundations of biomimicry to practical real-world applications.

Living systems have undergone remarkable evolution, developing innovative solutions to the problems humans encounter daily. Nature excels in creating nonlinear multifunctional systems that establish symbiotic relationships with their environments. By drawing inspiration from nature's morphological solutions, we can utilize them in building skins, surfaces, and structures to enhance the environmental adaptability of buildings, thereby improving occupant comfort and reducing energy demands.

Birds, for instance, offer valuable insights into the production of novel structures. The principles of 3D printing can be informed by the remarkable structures and materials found in oysters and mussels. Additionally, mycelium, the vegetative part of fungi, holds promise in guiding the fabrication of new biocomposites in architecture.

Therefore, it is in nature that we seek inspiration for the solutions to the challenges of tomorrow. By emulating the principles and strategies found in nature, we can unlock new possibilities for design, innovation, and progress in various fields, ultimately contributing to a more sustainable and resilient world.

Weight: 450g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780128210536