Potentials and Trends in Biomimetics

• Main Authors: Gleich, Arnim (Author), Pade, Christian (Author), Petschow, Ulrich (Author), Pissarskoi, Eugen (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Life sciences.; Biophysics.; Biological physics.; Biomedical engineering.; Biomedical Engineering.; Life Sciences, general.; Biophysics and Biological Physics.

There is a wide consensus about the necessity of sustainable development. There is also a consensus that wide areas of our economy, industry, and technology and the life styles in industrialized countries are not susta- able. Science and technology are widely regarded as (main) causes for this situa...

Table of Contents:

• Trends in Biomimetics
• Technological Aspects of Learning From Nature
• Topics, Actors, and Research Networks – Results of Literature and Patent Analyses
• Biomimetics and Innovation
• Conclusion.