Inventions & Inventors
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Synopsis
Get your students thinking about science, technology, and nature in a whole new way. When DaimlerChrysler engineers searched for an animal model for a biomimetic car, little did they suspect that the ideal creature would be the boxfish. It is a seemingly awkward and clumsy denizen of the coral reefs. Boxfish, however, are surprisingly aerodynamic and share common structure requirements with cars. When the swimming proficiency of boxfish was understood, design engineers adapted its traits to their revolutionary, environmentally-friendly concept vehicle: the Mercedes-Benz Bionic Car. Readers will delight with this fascinating narrative of when nature and technology blend to create better designs.Book Details
Published
November 1, 2006
Publisher
Cengage Gale
Pages
32
Format
Library Binding
ISBN
9780737736090