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Author Mara, Wil.

Title From locusts to-- automobile anti-collision systems / by Wil Mara.

Imprint Ann Arbor, Mich. : Cherry Lake Pub., c2013.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 PCMS Jumpstart Non-Fiction  629.2 MARA    ---  Available
Description 32 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Series 21st century skills innovation library. Innovations from nature
Note Includes glossary.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.
Contents A brief history of automotive safety - Focus on the locust - From there to reality - The road ahead - The brightest minds.
Summary Introducing biomimicry, this book describes the technology used to minimize auto accidents known as a collision avoidance system by researching locusts' lobula giant movement detector.
Audience 4-8 Medialog, Inc.
Study Program Accelerated Reader AR Middle Grades RL 7.0 0.5 quiz: 153409
Subject Locusts.
Bionics.
ISBN 9781610805018 (lib.)
9781610806756 (pbk.)

 
    
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