Biomimetic Design Method for Innovation and Sustainability
Presenting a novel biomimetic design method for transferring design solutions from nature to technology, this book focuses on structure-function patterns in nature and advanced modeling tools derived from TRIZ, the theory of inventive problem-solving.&nbs
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mimetic Design Method for Innovation and Sustainability
Biomimetic Design Method for Innovation and Sustainability
Yael Helfman Cohen Yoram Reich •
Biomimetic Design Method for Innovation and Sustainability
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Yoram Reich Faculty of Engineering Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv Israel
Yael Helfman Cohen Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv Israel
ISBN 978-3-319-33996-2 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-33997-9
ISBN 978-3-319-33997-9
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Preface
Biomimicry is captivating. It evokes and attracts the interest of people around the globe, from various disciplines, ages, and professions. It is made of the right ingredients: colorful images, nature, inspiration, innovation, and success stories. In technology, biomimicry provides us with amazing materials and structures and suggests solutions beyond our regular thinking patterns. It is a promising path to address some of the major sustainability challenges of humanity today. In science, biomimicry is a fascinating area for study. It is still in formation and therefore leaves ample space for creation and contribution. It involves many disciplines that should be integrated wisely and consequently challenges the disciplinary nature of science. I (Yael) was exposed to biomimicry as a child during the eighties, when I got as a present the fascinating book “Bionics-Nature’s patents.” At that time, the prevailing term was bionics. The book waited on my shelf for almost 25 years until it became the beginning of my new career, as biomimicry researcher and consultant. As an adult, already experienced engineer, I discovered again the biomimicry field, this time under the name biomimicry, during one of my design projects. At that time, biomimicry was brand
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