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The incredible shrinking bee : insects as models for microelectromechanical devices /
"Because vertebrate circulations do not work when shrunk to insect sizes, insects may help us design our smallest machines. Within small bodies, bees separate diffusing substances in an open cavity assisted by locomotion and the beat of the heart. The open anthropoid circulation, however, is mo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London : Hackensack, NJ :
Imperial College Press ; Distributed in the USA by World Scientific Pub.,
©2006.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Because vertebrate circulations do not work when shrunk to insect sizes, insects may help us design our smallest machines. Within small bodies, bees separate diffusing substances in an open cavity assisted by locomotion and the beat of the heart. The open anthropoid circulation, however, is most efficient when shrunk until its large three-dimensional volume of blood turns into a two-dimensional film of fluid covering only the internal surfaces. This transformation increases the chances to near-certainty that molecules can diffuse from one point to another without getting lost." "The Incredible Shrinking Bee expresses mathematics in words so the most readers can compare today's microelectromechanical (MEMS) devices with a honeybee's circulation, introducing ideas of biominiaturization to workers interested in developing compact energy and chemical system."--Jacket |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xx, 251 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-241) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781860948060 1860948065 1281867179 9781281867179 9786611867171 6611867171 |