Biomimicry: Streamlining the front end of innovation for environmentally sustainable products

Research Technology Management

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 40-48

  Kennedy, Emily Barbara ^a   Marting, Thomas Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^b GOJO Industries ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Biomimicry; Environmental sustainability; Front end of innovation

Indexed keywords

BIOMIMETICS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

BIOMIMICRY; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FRONT-END OF INNOVATIONS; NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS; PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT; PRODUCT CONCEPTS; RESOURCE COMMITMENT; SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84976307751     PISSN: 08956308     EISSN: 19300166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08956308.2016.1185342     Document Type: Review

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