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Following on from the incredible Invented by Animals and Built by Animals, Powered by Plants introduces us to the wondrous plants whose ingenious features have inspired innovations in human technology.
Plants exhibit an incredible range of diversity in their shape, structures and how they interact with other living things and their environment. Some of this great diversity is being increasingly studied and copied, inspiring innovation in science, design, engineering and technology.
This book guides readers through a startling collection of fascinating vegetation, from towering cottonwood trees with wind power potential to slippery, meat-eating assassins of the plant world and the fast-growing aquatic plant which helps propel ships farther using less energy. Learn surprising applications and spin-offs of both exotic species including the world's largest flower that generates its own heat and more familiar plants such as bamboo, coconut and maize, all depicted in colourful, engaging fashion.
Colourful and lively illustrations and pop-out fact boxes bring the science in this book to life, and Powered by Plants shows us how much we can learn from studyin the myriad magnificence of the natural world.
Other fascinating books in this series are Built by Animals and Invented by Animals.
Contents
Introduction
Structures
Miracle material—Bamboo
Tough Twisters—Vines
Earthquake-Proof Plant—Coconut palm
Super structure—Royal water lily
Crash-Test Citrus—Pomelo
Plant Architects
ROBOTICS
Long-Distance Traveler—Tumbleweed
Speedy Seed-Spinners—Sycamore seeds
Snap-Happy Snacker—Venus flytrap
The Sensitive Shrub—Mimosa pudica
Robo-Plants
Energy
The Host With The Most—Kelp
fueling cars and creatures—Sugarcane
You Rotter!—Titan arum
Future Fuel—Algae
Sun Worshipper—Sunflower
Wind-Power Plant—Cottonwood tree
pollution busters
Health
Painkilling plant—Willow tree
Bug-Repelling Ranger—Eucalyptus tree
plant pharmacy
Sustainability
Salty Saviors—Mangrove tree
So Long, Suckers—Bladderwort
Pest Controller of the Plains—Acacia
prickly customers
Materials
Sticky Solution—Flax
The Friction-Free Fern—Salvinia
An a-Maize-ing Material—Corn
A Fine Fastening Friend—Burdock
Slick Spider-Scoffer—Pitcher plant
Rubber Wonder—Guayule
Mega Materials
plant innovation lab
Index
