Bulletproof Feathers: How Science Uses Nature's Secrets to Design Cutting-Edge Technology by Robert Allen

Bulletproof Feathers: How Science Uses Nature's Secrets to Design Cutting-Edge Technology

Robert Allen

192 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction nature science challenging informative medium-paced
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Fabrics that are not only stain resistant but actually clean themselves. Airplane wings that change shape in midair to take advantage of shifts in wind currents. Hypodermic needles that use tiny serrations to render injections virtually pain free....

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