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From gecko feet to adhesive tape / by Wil Mara.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: 21st century skills innovation library. Innovations from naturePublication details: Ann Arbor, Michigan : Cherry Lake Publishing, 2014.Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1624317529 (lib. bdg.)
  • 1624317588 (pbk.)
  • 9781624317521 (lib. bdg.)
  • 9781624317583 (pbk.)
Subject(s):
Contents:
A sticky situation -- Hairy toes -- Really tiny stuff -- Today and tomorrow -- Minds at work.
Summary: This book explains how gecko feet inspired the invention of a new adhesive tape, incorporating both historical and scientific perspectives.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 668.3 M298 Available 33111007539352
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Learn about how nature has inspired technological innovations with this book on the similarities between gecko feet and a new adhesive tape. Integrating both historical and scientific perspectives, this book explains how gecko feet inspired the invention of an adhesive. Readers will make connections and examine the relationship between the two concepts. Sidebars, photographs, a glossary, and a concluding chapter on important people in the field add detail and depth to this informational text on biomimicry.

Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.

A sticky situation -- Hairy toes -- Really tiny stuff -- Today and tomorrow -- Minds at work.

This book explains how gecko feet inspired the invention of a new adhesive tape, incorporating both historical and scientific perspectives.

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