Description |
251 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm |
Contents |
Concrete -- Mineral -- Metal -- Wood -- Plastic + rubber -- Glass -- Paint + paper -- Fabric -- Light -- Digital |
Summary |
"Provides a broad synopsis of the state of technological advances in materials today, with a special emphasis on new developments in the field of biopolymers and various agriculturally derived products; biomimetic products, systems, and processes that seek to emulate natural examples, including low-embodied-energy and biochemically manufactured products; "grown" materials; nanoscale marvels; renewable energy technologies; "second-life" materials derived from repurposed waste; and responsive, interactive, and transformational digital interfaces that harness pervasive communication networks and are powered by low-energy illumination sources."--P. [4] of cover |
Notes |
Includes indexes |
Subject |
Materials -- Technological innovations.
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Materials -- Catalogs.
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Genre/Form |
Catalogs.
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Author |
Brownell, Blaine Erickson, 1970-
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LC no. |
2009026707 |
ISBN |
9781568988931 alkaline paper |
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1568988931 alkaline paper |
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