Living Materials

Living Materials
Author: Oliver Andrews
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 374
Release: 1988-09-23
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780520064522

Every material has an active presence and every material is susceptible to change. The task of the sculptor is to understand the natural properties of a chosen material, to know in the process of creation how best to work with, or against, its characteristics. In this generously illustrated studio manual, sculptor Oliver Andrews takes a new approach to sculpture, focusing on how the innate assertiveness of materials affects the complex act of making a sculpture.

Engineered Living Materials

Engineered Living Materials
Author: Wil V. Srubar III
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2022-02-16
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3030929493

This book will serve as a primer for readers to understand recent advances, applications, and current challenges in the field of Engineered Living Materials. The chapters cover core science and engineering research areas, including (1) advances in synthetic biology and genetic programmability for Engineered Living Materials, (2) functional Engineered Living Material for application in energy, electronics, and construction, and (3) novel manufacturing approaches for Engineered Living Materials at multiple scales. The emerging field of Engineered Living Materials represents a significant paradigm shift in materials design and synthesis, in which living cells are used to impart biologically active functionalities to manmade materials. The result is a genetically programmable augmentation of non-living matter to exhibit unprecedented life-like (i.e., living) capabilities. At the intersection of synthetic biology and materials science, the field of Engineered Living Materials exhibits unprecedented promise and potential to alter the way we synthesize new materials and design medical devices, fabrics, robotics, commodity polymers, and construction materials. Materials with attributes of living systems can be engineered with an ability to respond to their environment and designed to self-repair in response to physical or other stresses or detect the presence of specific stimuli, such as light, heat, pressure, or hazardous chemical compounds. Although nascent, scientists and researchers in the field of Engineered Living Materials have made marked advances in demonstrating a potential to revolutionize a multitude of science and engineering disciplines. This volume will define the current state of the art of Engineered Living Materials, and highlight grand opportunities and challenges that abound at the nexus of synthetic biology and materials science and engineering.

Living Systems

Living Systems
Author: Liat Margolis
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 189
Release: 2008-02-01
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 3764377003

The use of innovative new materials is an important trend in landscape architecture today. These materials include biodegradable geotextiles, super-absorbent polymers, and plants that react to changing soil conditions. This book presents the available materials and technologies in the context of practical applications.

Living Construction

Living Construction
Author: Martyn Dade-Robertson
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2020-10-28
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0429777078

Modern biotechnologies give us unprecedented control of the fundamental building blocks of life. For designers, across a range of disciplines, emerging fields such as synthetic biology offer the promise of new sustainable materials and structures which may be grown, are self-assembling, self-healing and adaptable to change. While there is a thriving speculative discourse on the future of design in the age of biotechnology, there are few realized design applications. This book, the first in the Bio Design series, acts as a bridge between design speculation and scientific reality and between contemporary design thinking, in areas such as architecture, product design and fashion design, and the traditional engineering approaches which currently dominate biotechnologies. Filled with real examples, Living Construction reveals how living cells construct and transform materials through methods of fabrication and assembly at multiple scales and how designers can utilize these processes.

Living Matter

Living Matter
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022
Genre: Art, Modern
ISBN: 9781606069127

"This is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of the conservation of biological materials used in contemporary art"--

Materials and the Environment

Materials and the Environment
Author: M. F. Ashby
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Total Pages: 629
Release: 2012-03-28
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0123859719

Addressing the growing global concern for sustainable engineering, this title is devoted exclusively to the environmental aspects of materials.

I-Science

I-Science
Author:
Publisher: Panpac Education Pte Ltd
Total Pages: 420
Release:
Genre:
ISBN: 9812850910

Fewer, Better Things

Fewer, Better Things
Author: Glenn Adamson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2018-08-07
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1632869667

From the former director of the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, a timely and passionate case for the role of the well-designed object in the digital age. Curator and scholar Glenn Adamson opens Fewer, Better Things by contrasting his beloved childhood teddy bear to the smartphones and digital tablets children have today. He laments that many children and adults are losing touch with the material objects that have nurtured human development for thousands of years. The objects are still here, but we seem to care less and know less about them. In his presentations to groups, he often asks an audience member what he or she knows about the chair the person is sitting in. Few people know much more than whether it's made of wood, plastic, or metal. If we know little about how things are made, it's hard to remain connected to the world around us. Fewer, Better Things explores the history of craft in its many forms, explaining how raw materials, tools, design, and technique come together to produce beauty and utility in handmade or manufactured items. Whether describing the implements used in a traditional Japanese tea ceremony, the use of woodworking tools, or the use of new fabrication technologies, Adamson writes expertly and lovingly about the aesthetics of objects, and the care and attention that goes into producing them. Reading this wise and elegant book is a truly transformative experience.

Diversity of Living Things

Diversity of Living Things
Author: Jennifer Lawson
Publisher: Portage & Main Press
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2001
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781894110815

The lessons in this module introduce students to the classification system for living things. Students investigate the animal, plant, fungus, protest, and moneran kingdoms, to observe, identify, compare, and classify various living things. As well, they explore the field of archaeology through a study of fossils.Also included:* Materials lists; * Activity descriptions;* Questioning techniques; * Activity centre and extension ideas;* Assessment suggestions;* Activity sheets and visuals. The module offers a detailed introduction to the Hands-On Science program (guiding principles, implementation guidelines, an overview of the skills that young students use and develop during scientific inquiry), a list of children's books and websites related to the science topics introduced, and a classroom assessment plan with record-keeping templates.