1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910138263403321

Autore

Amitava Mukherjee

Titolo

Biomimetics learning from nature / / edited by Amitava Mukherjee

Pubbl/distr/stampa

IntechOpen, 2010

Rijeka, Croatia : , : IntechOpen, , [2010]

©2010

ISBN

953-51-4555-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (544 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

610.28

Soggetti

Biomimetics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

Nature’s evolution has led to the introduction of highly efficient biological mechanisms. Imitating these mechanisms offers an enormous potential for the improvement of our day to day life. Ideally, by bio-inspiration we can get a better view of nature’s capability while studying its models and adapting it for our benefit. This book takes us into the interesting world of biomimetics and describes various arenas where the technology is applied. The 25 chapters covered in this book disclose recent advances and new ideas in promoting the mechanism and applications of biomimetics.



2.

Record Nr.

UNICAMPANIAVAN00181173

Autore

Zöller, Nikolas

Titolo

Optimization of Stochastic Heat Engines in the Underdamped Limit / Nikolas Zöller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wiesbaden, : Springer Spektrum, 2017

Titolo uniforme

Optimization of Stochastic Heat Engines in the Underdamped Limit

Descrizione fisica

101 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Soggetti

60J70 - Applications of Brownian motions and diffusion theory (population genetics, absorption problems, etc.) [MSC 2020]

80-XX - Classical thermodynamics, heat transfer [MSC 2020]

80M50 - Optimization problems in thermodynamics and heat transfer [MSC 2020]

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia