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      • Technology, Engineering & Agriculture
        May 2018

        Biomimetic optimization options for lightweight construction

        by Alexander Sauer

        The biomimetic structural optimization of components in mechanical engineering pursues the goal of a performance enhancement through lightweight construction measures at a low cost through a resource-efficient material application. The book offers designers and developers an overview as well as methods especially for biomimetic component optimization in the sense of light construction and economical material application. It is intended as an introduction to the topic of structural optimization and contains, among other things, practical support and tools, as well as simple means can be used to optimize the design, which lead to components which are suitable for the flow of force and thus to lightweight structures.

      • Children's & YA
        October 2013

        Bionics – A Think Tank Called Nature #1

        by Bernd Hill (Author & Illustrator)

        Volume 1 of our bookseries on bionics provides an overview of the interesting and future-oriented science bionics and its use. It shows how nature serves as a resource for an effective and systematic solution to technical problems.  The reader can access the content through their own research, discovery and experiments.

      • Children's & YA
        October 2020

        Bionics – Medicine and Cosmetics #15

        by Bernd Hill (Author& Illustrator)

        We are constantly looking for new medicines to treat deadly diseases such as cancer, diabetes and strokes. To do this, pharmaceutical researchers rely on ingredients from nature: plants and animals alike are important sources for new pharmaceutical products. The cosmetic industry is also discovering important ingredients in the rainforests. For example, skin creams that are developed from oily fruits, seeds and palm trees or new fragrances created from various orchid species. This book introduces many interesting examples, where nature and its ingredients furthered the invention of medical and cosmetic products.

      • Children's & YA
        March 2018

        Bionics – Learning from Mother Nature

        by Bernd Hill (Author & Illustrator)

        Nature is full of miracles. Humans have always taken inspiration from it in order to find new and effective solutions for technological problems. Animals and plants show us how it is possible to live environmentally friendly without wasting energy and by using only the minimum amount of material. Follow our clever mascot Geckologo and be fascinated by the many secrets nature has to offer.

      • Children's & YA
        March 2020

        Bionics – An Arms Race of the Senses #14

        by Bernd Hill (Author& Illustrator)

        Evolution shows that plants and animals have developed ingenious strategies to protect themselves from predators. Predators, however, developed equally sophisticated senses in order to better detect their prey. The development of survival strategies, hence, resembles an »arms race« of evolution. This book demonstrates how highly effective sensory performance for tracking prey and, in turn, more effective »weapons« for warding off enemies have developed. We learn, for example, how bats can orient themselves in the dark while hunting moths and what remarkable techniques moths use to protect themselves from their nocturnal hunters.

      • Children's & YA
        October 2017

        Bionics – Rope and Net constructions #10

        by Bernd Hill (Author& Illustrator)

        Spiders belong to the most fascinating species on our planet. Their bizarre net constructions are astounding. For a long time now, humans have been inspired by spiders and their flexible, yet sturdy net constructions. This books shows how engineers have been able to transfer those principles into technical solutions.

      • Children's & YA
        October 2019

        Bionics – Disguise and Deceive #13

        by Bernd Hill (Author& Illustrator)

        A lot of animals and plants are adept when it comes to disguising themselves and deceiving their predators. This book introduces several techniques nature uses and shows that we can learn a lot in order to decorate or camouflage ourselves or even sell products.

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