Biomimetics: Its practice and theory

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 471-482

  Vincent, Julian F V ^a   Bogatyreva, Olga A ^a   Bogatyrev, Nikolaj R ^a   Bowyer, Adrian ^a   Pahl, Anja Karina ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomimetics; Bionics; Conflict; Inventive principle; Technology transfer; TRIZ

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; BIOMIMETICS; BIONICS; BIOPHYSICS; DEVICE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PROBLEM SOLVING; REVIEW; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 33747594565     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2006.0127     Document Type: Review

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