by Brebbia, Carlos A., Wessex Institute of Technology, International Conference on Comparing Design in Nature with Science and Engineering, Carvoeiro, International Conference on Design and Nature, Carvoeiro, Algarve
fromWIT transactions on ecology and the environment
by Camazine, S.
fromPrinceton studies in complexity
Researchers are finding in certain patterns in nature - phenomena that have fascinated naturalists for centuries - a fertile approach to understanding biological systems: the study of self-organization. This work introduces readers to the basic concepts and tools for studying se…
Human cortical bone as a structural material : Hierarchical design and biological degradation / Robert Ritchie and Elizabeth A. Zimmermann -- Bio-inspiration from nacre / Nima Rahbar and Sina Askarinejad -- Bio-inspiration from bamboo / Ting Tan and Wole Soboyejo. "Master simpl…
Uses theorems, illustrations and tables to introduce the definition, theory architecture, main content, and key technologies of digital manufacturing science. Designed to allow readers to integrate the theories and technologies described with heir own research works, and to prop…
