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From Fish Gills To Underwater Breathing
Toney Allman
Library Binding (Kidhaven Press, Oct. 23, 2006)Explains how fish breathe, and describes a new invention that may allow people to breathe like they do, without having to use the heavy tanks of air as divers to today.
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From Barbs On A Weed To Velcro
Toney Allman
Hardcover (Kidhaven Press, May 25, 2005)Each volume in this series tells a story of biomimicry, or more specifically, how scientists and inventors have tried to imitate something in nature in an effort to create better, stronger, safer tools and processes for everyday life.
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From Penguin Wings to Boat Flippers
Toney Allman
Hardcover (KidHaven, Sept. 6, 2005)Each volume in this series tells a story of biomimicry, or more specifically, how scientists and inventors have tried to imitate something in nature in an effort to create better, stronger, safer tools and processes for everyday life.
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From Jewel Beetles to Fire Sensors
Toney Allman
Library Binding (Kidhaven, Nov. 8, 2006)Examines this beetle and how a scientist invented a very useful device from them.
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Imitating Nature - From Bat Sonar to Canes for the Blind
T. Allman
Hardcover (KidHaven Press, Aug. 12, 2005)Inspired by bats' ability to "see with sound," three scientists from the University of Leeds in England used their knowledge of echolocation to invent an ultrasonic cane for the visually impaired. Echolocation by bats is explained, as well as the electronic mimicking of ultrasonic mapping, how it works, and how the UltraCane is used by blind individuals.
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Imitating Nature - From Pine Cones to Cool Clothes
Toney Allman
Hardcover (KidHaven Press, Jan. 18, 2006)Pine cones are considered "smart materials", able to expand and contract in response to their moisture content. Researchers in England are attempting to imitate pine cone actuation by inventing smart fabrics that respond to perspiration by opening up and cooling off the wearer. Their goal is clothing that adjusts to the weather.
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From Octopus Eyes to Powerful Lenses
Toney Allman
Hardcover (KidHaven, Oct. 23, 2006)Explains how human and octopus eyes work, and describes research being done to create a camera that uses a lens imitating an octopus eye, in order to get higher quality pictures.
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From Boxfish Bodies to Bionic Cars
Toney Allman
Hardcover (KidHaven, July 5, 2006)Describes how scientists studied the boxfish to design an energy-friendly car.
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Imitating Nature - From Bug Legs to Walking Robots
Toney Allman
Hardcover (KidHaven Press, Aug. 12, 2005)Take one intrepid bug scientist; add a determination to understand arthropod locomotion; mix with engineers anxious to build a better robot; and humanity gets Spider-bots, Mini-Whegs and iSprawls. This is the story of The Poly-PEDAL Laboratory where ingenious experiments with the likes of cockroaches and centipedes inspired other laboratories to design mini-robots that mimic and eerily resemble the real thing.
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From Insect Wings to Flying Robots
Toney Allman
Hardcover (KidHaven Press, Jan. 10, 2006)Discusses how scientists have used the wings of insects as patterns for flying robots.
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