Inventions Inspired By Oceanic Animals

"Inventions inspired by oceanic animals dives into the sea to explore technology that mimics aquatic animals. From shark-skin swimsuits to dolphin-call tsunami sensors, readers will learn how animal-inspired technologies are improving society"--

The ideal gift for every young inventor It's all hands on deck! This activity book is full of ideas to help you come up with new inventions to save our seas. How could you clean up the ocean? Cool down coral reefs? Even travel to the deep, dark depths of the sea? There are no limits! Find out about underwater cities, strange sea creatures, what it's like to be an aquatic veterinarian and many more cool facts about the ocean. Draw your own inventions inspired by children just like you. You never know, you could also become a Little Inventor and have your invention made real.

An illustrated look at the weird and wonderful creatures that live in the very deepest parts of the sea. Humans have always wondered, with a mixture of fear and fascination, what lurks beneath the surface in the depths of the ocean. In this book, Erich Hoyt introduces 50 of the oddest creatures you will ever meet in the sea. From the carnivorous comb jelly to the lantern-carrying deep-sea dragonfish, from a vampire squid with giant eyes to dancing jellyfish, Hoyt explores these peculiar conditions and their equally peculiar environment. These creatures have adapted to lack of light and, using sound pulses (echolocation) or light-producing organs and pigment cells (emitting light via bioluminescence), they are able to communicate without giving their location away to predators. These stunning, captivating photographs weren't taken from the portholes of submarines. Photographers David Shale, Solvin Zanki and Jeff Rotman worked with oceanography institutes, museums and the BBC Natural History Unit, taking long cruises across the ocean to record and try to understand these little-studied residents of the deep sea. To capture the creatures for observation, a net was lowered far beneath the surface. As soon as the trawl was hauled aboard, the photographers would race to transfer the most unusual animals to fresh seawater aquariums in a chilled laboratory on board. These pages let readers gaze into strange, wild eyes and study faces with toothless or crooked smiles that witness the fruits of deep-sea evolution. Informative captions explain what the patterns of lights on their bodies are "saying" to others in their absolutely dark world. The wonder and extraordinary weirdness of what lives in the deep seas, so far away from us and yet so close, will become more familiar with this book.

Readers will learn about six life-changing pieces of technology that have come from the study of underwater animals--from squid inspired computer parts to tsunami sensors modeled after dolphin calls. Includes glossary.

Repackaged with a new afterword, this "valuable and entertaining" (New York Times Book Review) book explores how scientists are adapting nature's best ideas to solve tough 21st century problems. Biomimicry is rapidly transforming life on earth. Biomimics study nature's most successful ideas over the past 3.5 million years, and adapt them for human use. The results are revolutionizing how materials are invented and how we compute, heal ourselves, repair the environment, and feed the world. Janine Benyus takes readers into the lab and in the field with maverick thinkers as they: discover miracle drugs by watching what chimps eat when they're sick; learn how to create by watching spiders weave fibers; harness energy by examining how a leaf converts sunlight into fuel in trillionths of a second; and many more examples. Composed of stories of vision and invention, personalities and pipe dreams, Biomimicry is must reading for anyone interested in the shape of our future.

Humans think they invent everything, but the fact is, us animals have invented ways of solving problems, making unbelievable materials, ways of getting around and working out how to survive on our own for millions of years. In this book you will meet the animal inventors who have shared their super inventing powers to make amazing things for humans.

The ocean is a dark and mysterious place, full of fascinating creatures. Scientists continue to discover new things about these animals and the amazing abilities that allow them to thrive deep underwater. In Animal Tech: Flippers & Fins, readers will learn about six life-changing pieces of technology that have come from the study of underwater animals—from squid-inspired computer parts to tsunami sensors modeled after dolphin calls. By exploring the stories of inspiration and study that have led to these innovations, students will expand their learning of biology, engineering, and other STEM fields.

Our waste has an enormous impact on the underwater world, its ecosystems and inhabitants. Our health and survival are also affected. Can we change it? The Kids-for-the-Ocean education program has been developed for all children. As Generation Hope, they are the decision-makers of tomorrow and the bearers of hope to bring about change. The program is easy to use in class or during supervised free time. It is also designed for everyday family life. This book offers inspiration, solutions and is intended to encourage reasonable choices. Not only will Planet Ocean change - we, too, will change.