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Lotus Leaves

Author : Leung Ping Kwan
Publisher : The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
ISBN 13 : 9882371914
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (823 download)

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Book Synopsis Lotus Leaves by : Leung Ping Kwan

Download or read book Lotus Leaves written by Leung Ping Kwan and published by The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press. This book was released on 2021-01-15 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leung Ping Kwan is one of Hong Kong's most acclaimed poets. His poems display a unique blend of the literary and the down-to-earth, of the modern and the traditional, of the serious and the humorous, of the local and the universal. In his own words, 'I want my poems about things to be a dialogue with the world, to learn and be inspired by the shapes, smells and colours of things….' This collection has been carefully curated, and is arranged under ten thematic sections: Lotus Leaves, Hong Kong, Macao, Foodscape, After the Book of Songs, Strange Tales: After Pu Songling, Clothink, Museum Pieces, Places and Friends, and Bitter-Melon and Others. These translated poems, and the delight they bring, are a celebration of the continuing legacy of a remarkable Hong Kong poet.

Dewdrops on a Lotus Leaf

Author :
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 1590301080
Total Pages : 119 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Dewdrops on a Lotus Leaf written by and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2004-04-13 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Japanese poet-recluse Ryokan (1758–1831) is one of the most beloved figures of Asian literature, renowned for his beautiful verse, exquisite calligraphy, and eccentric character. Deceptively simple, Ryokan's poems transcend artifice, presenting spontaneous expressions of pure Zen spirit. Like his contemporary Thoreau, Ryokan celebrates nature and the natural life, but his poems touch the whole range of human experience: joy and sadness, pleasure and pain, enlightenment and illusion, love and loneliness. This collection of translations reflects the full spectrum of Ryokan's spiritual and poetic vision, including Japanese haiku, longer folk songs, and Chinese-style verse. Fifteen ink paintings by Koshi no Sengai (1895–1958) complement these translations and beautifully depict the spirit of this famous poet.

The Lotus Quest

Author : Mark Griffiths
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1429964529
Total Pages : 525 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book The Lotus Quest written by Mark Griffiths and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2010-07-06 with total page 525 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A captivating history of one of the world's most iconic and mysterious flowers Bewitched by a lotus which flowered from three-thousandyear- old seeds in his English garden, Mark Griffiths set out to track the origins and significance of this sublime plant in this beautifully-illustrated book. The Lotus Quest takes Griffiths from the headquarters of the Linnaean Society in London to a mountain top in northern Japan. As he travels in search of this ancient flower, Griffiths looks at the lotus's significance in ancient Egypt and India, the plant's medicinal uses and the inspiration it has provided to Western artists. As he tracks the plant, its story unveils a stunning vision of Japan's feudal era with visits to shrines, ruins, gardens and wild landscapes as well as meetings with priests and archaeologists, philosophers and anthropologists, gardeners and botanists, poets and artists. He even dines on the lotus in a Tokyo cafe. By the end of Griffiths' journey, when he reaches the hauntingly beautiful Japanese temple of Chuson-ji, readers will finally understand why the lotus has obsessed people throughout the ages.

Bioinspired Design of Materials Surfaces

Author : Yongmei Zheng
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0128148446
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (281 download)

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Download or read book Bioinspired Design of Materials Surfaces written by Yongmei Zheng and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2019-08-10 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bioinspired Design of Materials Surfaces reviews novel methods and technologies used to design surfaces and materials for smart material and device applications. The author discusses how materials wettability can be impacted by the fabrication of micro- and nanostructures, anisotropic structures, gradient structures, and heterogeneous patterned structures on the surfaces of materials. The design of these structures was inspired by nature, including lotus, cactus, beetle back and butterfly wings, spider silk, and shells. The author reviews the various wettability functions that can result from these designs, such as self-cleaning, directional adhesion, droplet driving, anti-adhesion, non-wetting, liquid repellent properties, liquid separation, liquid splitting, and more. This book presents a key reference on how to fabricate bioinspired structures on materials for desired functions of materials wettability. It also discusses challenges, opportunities and many potential applications, such as oil-water separation devices, water harvesting devices and photonic device applications. Introduces the fundamentals of both bioinspired materials design and the theory behind dynamic materials wettability Reviews the latest methods and technologies used to create functional surfaces and structured materials that impact and potentially control wettability Provides a snapshot of potential device applications, such as oil-water separation, water harvesting, fluid transport, photonic applications, and much more

Printed Flexible Circuit: Introduction to Water-Repellent Polymer Substrate (UTeM Press)

Author : Ghazali Omar
Publisher : PENERBIT UTeM
ISBN 13 : 9672792018
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (727 download)

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Book Synopsis Printed Flexible Circuit: Introduction to Water-Repellent Polymer Substrate (UTeM Press) by : Ghazali Omar

Download or read book Printed Flexible Circuit: Introduction to Water-Repellent Polymer Substrate (UTeM Press) written by Ghazali Omar and published by PENERBIT UTeM. This book was released on 2022-03-01 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PRINTED FLEXIBLE CIRCUIT Introduction to WaterRepellent Polymer Substrate Electronic industries are continually striving towards the use of flexibility and stretchability substrates like polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) with good water repellent characteristics or also known as hydrophobicity to improve the functionality of printed circuit for electronic packaging. This book focuses on the hydrophobicity performance of flexible substrate PET and TPU with the presence and absence of ceramic coating (Ti02). A low-cost self-fabricated contact angle measurement tool is also invented to fulfill the hydrophobicity analysis by using the Process Design and Development (PDD) concept involving the Pugh Method followed by a One-Sample T-Test to verify the accuracy measurement of the selected design. The knowledge gained would be beneficial to extend the use of flexible substrate PET and TPU and Ti02 coating in electronic applications

Remarkable Natural Material Surfaces and Their Engineering Potential

Author : Michelle Lee
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3319031252
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (19 download)

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Book Synopsis Remarkable Natural Material Surfaces and Their Engineering Potential by : Michelle Lee

Download or read book Remarkable Natural Material Surfaces and Their Engineering Potential written by Michelle Lee and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2014-02-04 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores a collection of natural surfaces, their scientific characteristics and their unique engineering potential – demonstrating that engineering applications can be found in unexpected places. The surfaces covered range from botanical ones, like rice and lotus leaves, to insect surfaces, like butterfly and dragonfly wings. The variety of surfaces and numerous engineering potentials described show how biomimicry can be utilized to solve countless real‐world problems.

Biomimetics

Author : Bharat Bhushan
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 331971676X
Total Pages : 977 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (197 download)

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Download or read book Biomimetics written by Bharat Bhushan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-11-03 with total page 977 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents an overview of the general field of biomimetics and biologically inspired, hierarchically structured surfaces. It deals with various examples of biomimetics, which include surfaces with roughness-induced super-phobicity/philicity, self-cleaning, antifouling, low drag, low/high/reversible adhesion, drag reduction in fluid flow, reversible adhesion, surfaces with high hardness and mechanical toughness, vivid colors produced structurally without color pigments, self-healing, water harvesting and purification, and insect locomotion and stinging. The focus in the book is on the Lotus Effect, Salvinia Effect, Rose Petal Effect, Superoleophobic/philic Surfaces, Shark Skin and Skimmer Bird Effect, Rice Leaf and Butterfly Wing Effect, Gecko Adhesion, Insects Locomotion and Stinging, Self-healing Materials, Nacre, Structural Coloration, and Nanofabrication. This is the first book of this kind on bioinspired surfaces, and the third edition represents a significant expansion from the previous two editions.

Biomimetic Principles and Design of Advanced Engineering Materials

Author : Zhenhai Xia
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118926242
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (189 download)

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Book Synopsis Biomimetic Principles and Design of Advanced Engineering Materials by : Zhenhai Xia

Download or read book Biomimetic Principles and Design of Advanced Engineering Materials written by Zhenhai Xia and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-06-06 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the structure-property-process relationship of biomaterials from engineering and biomedical perspectives, and the potential of bio-inspired materials and their applications. A large variety of natural materials with outstanding physical and mechanical properties have appeared in the course of evolution. From a bio-inspired viewpoint, materials design requires a novel and highly cross disciplinary approach. Considerable benefits can be gained by providing an integrated approach using bio-inspiration with materials science and engineering. The book is divided into three parts; Part One focuses on mechanical aspects, dealing with conventional material properties: strength, toughness, hardness, wear resistance, impact resistance, self-healing, adhesion, and adaptation and morphing. Part Two focuses on functional materials with unique capabilities, such as self-cleaning, stimuli-response, structural color, anti-reflective materials, catalytic materials for clean energy conversion and storage, and other related topics. Part Three describes how to mimic natural materials processes to synthesize materials with low cost, efficient and environmentally friendly approaches. For each chapter, the approach is to describe situations in nature first and then biomimetic materials, fulfilling the need for an interdisciplinary approach which overlaps both engineering and materials science.

Culinary Herbs & Spices of the World

Author : Ben-Erik van Wyk
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022609183X
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book Culinary Herbs & Spices of the World written by Ben-Erik van Wyk and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2014-09-26 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For centuries herbs and spices have been an integral part of many of the world’s great cuisines. But spices have a history of doing much more than adding life to bland foods. They have been the inspiration for, among other things, trade, exploration, and poetry. Priests employed them in worship, incantations, and rituals, and shamans used them as charms to ward off evil spirits. Nations fought over access to and monopoly of certain spices, like cinnamon and nutmeg, when they were rare commodities. Not only were many men’s fortunes made in the pursuit of spices, spices at many periods throughout history literally served as currency. In Culinary Herbs and Spices of the World, Ben-Erik van Wyk offers the first fully illustrated, scientific guide to nearly all commercial herbs and spices in existence. Van Wyk covers more than 150 species—from black pepper and blackcurrant to white mustard and white ginger—detailing the propagation, cultivation, and culinary uses of each. Introductory chapters capture the essence of culinary traditions, traditional herb and spice mixtures, preservation, presentation, and the chemistry of flavors, and individual entries include the chemical compounds and structures responsible for each spice or herb’s characteristic flavor. Many of the herbs and spices van Wyk covers are familiar fixtures in our own spice racks, but a few—especially those from Africa and China—will be introduced for the first time to American audiences. Van Wyk also offers a global view of the most famous use or signature dish for each herb or spice, satisfying the gourmand’s curiosity for more information about new dishes from little-known culinary traditions. People all over the world are becoming more sophisticated and demanding about what they eat and how it is prepared. Culinary Herbs and Spices of the World will appeal to those inquisitive foodies in addition to gardeners and botanists.

Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants

Author : T. K. Lim
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319260626
Total Pages : 403 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (192 download)

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Download or read book Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants written by T. K. Lim and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-02-08 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers such plants with edible modified storage subterranean stems (corms, rhizomes, stem tubers) and unmodified subterranean stem stolons, above ground swollen stems and hypocotyls, storage roots (tap root, lateral roots, root tubers), and bulbs, that are eaten as conventional or functional food as vegetables and spices, as herbal teas, and may provide a source of food additive or neutraceuticals. This volume covers selected plant species with edible modified stems, roots and bulbs in the families Iridaceae, Lamiaceae, Marantaceae, Nelumbonaceae, Nyctaginaceae, Nymphaeaceae, Orchidaceae, Oxalidaceae, Piperaceae, Poaceae, Rubiaceae and Simaroubaceae. The edible species dealt with in this work include wild and underutilized crops and also common and widely grown ornamentals.To help in identification of the plant and edible parts coloured illustrations are included. As in the preceding ten volumes, topics covered include: taxonomy (botanical name and synonyms); common English and vernacular names; origin and distribution; agro-ecological requirements; edible plant parts and uses; plant botany; nutritive, medicinal and pharmacological properties with up-to-date research findings; traditional medicinal uses; other non-edible uses; and selected/cited references for further reading. This volume has separate indices for scientific and common names; and separate scientific and medical glossaries.

Lotus Leaves; Songs and Poems of Leisure Moments

Author : Laura Russell
Publisher : Palala Press
ISBN 13 : 9781347540732
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Lotus Leaves; Songs and Poems of Leisure Moments written by Laura Russell and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2015-12-06 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Bio-Inspired Technologies for the Modern World

Author : R. Ramakrishna Reddy
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 100098852X
Total Pages : 431 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Bio-Inspired Technologies for the Modern World written by R. Ramakrishna Reddy and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2024-08-23 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nature gives us ample opportunity to understand and observe her secrets, and scientists and inventors can and do study the characteristics of things in nature to come up with amazing and astonishing technologies and products invented as a result. This new volume provides a sampling of technological issues that have been tackled with the help of biologically inspired engineering, by such things in nature as bionic plants, the lotus leaf, insects and beetles, geckos, bats, spiders, and butterflies. It considers bio-inspired technologies that have been applied in water purification, for business lessons, in healthcare and medicine, and more. This unique volume is an inspiring resource for professionals, researchers, scholars, engineers, and businessmen and businesswomen interested in the latest developments by studying the wonders of natural science.

Bioinspired superwettable materials from design, fabrication to application

Author : Jingxin Meng
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 283252401X
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (325 download)

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Download or read book Bioinspired superwettable materials from design, fabrication to application written by Jingxin Meng and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2023-05-25 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Authentic Vietnamese Cooking

Author : Corinne Trang
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0684864444
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (848 download)

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Book Synopsis Authentic Vietnamese Cooking by : Corinne Trang

Download or read book Authentic Vietnamese Cooking written by Corinne Trang and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1999 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mouthwatering introduction to the pleasures of regional Vietnamese cooking featuring more than 100 recipes and illustrated with more than 60 photos. Includes mail-order sources and Web sties for hard-to-find ingredients. 2-color throughout.

Biomimicry for Materials, Design and Habitats

Author : Marjan Eggermont
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0128210540
Total Pages : 591 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (282 download)

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Download or read book Biomimicry for Materials, Design and Habitats written by Marjan Eggermont and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2022-02-21 with total page 591 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biomimicry for Materials, Design and Habitats: Innovations and Applications and is a survey of the recent work of recognized experts in a variety of fields who employ biomimicry and related paradigms to solve key problems of interest within design, science, technology, and society. Topics covered include innovations from biomimicry in materials, product design, architecture, and biological sciences. The book is a useful resource for educators, designers, researchers, engineers, and materials scientists, taking them from the theory behind biomimicry to real world applications. Living systems have evolved innovative solutions to challenges that humans face on a daily basis. Nonlinear multifunctional systems that have a symbiotic relationship with their environment are the domain of nature. Morphological solutions for buildings inspired by nature can be used for skins, surfaces, and structures to facilitate environmental adaptation of buildings to increase occupant comfort and reduce energy demands. Birds can teach us to produce novel structures, 3D printing can be informed by oysters and mussels, and mycelium may show us the way to fabricate new biocomposites in architecture. Therefore, it is in nature that we seek inspiration for the solutions to tomorrow’s challenges. Presents new directions in education and the various applications of biomimicry within industry, including bio-inspired entrepreneurship Discusses the role of biomimicry in education, innovation, and product design Covers applications in systems engineering and design, novel materials with applications in 3D printing, and bio-inspired architecture Includes perspectives on sustainability detailing the role that bio-inspiration or biomimicry plays in sustainability

Kirk-Othmer Concise Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, 2 Volume Set

Author : Kirk-Othmer
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470047488
Total Pages : 2762 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Kirk-Othmer Concise Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, 2 Volume Set written by Kirk-Othmer and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2007-07-16 with total page 2762 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an easily-accessible two-volume encyclopedia summarizing all the articles in the main volumes Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, Fifth Edition organized alphabetically. Written by prominent scholars from industry, academia, and research institutions, the Encyclopedia presents a wide scope of articles on chemical substances, properties, manufacturing, and uses; on industrial processes, unit operations in chemical engineering; and on fundamentals and scientific subjects related to the field.

Ben Cao Gang Mu, Volume VI

Author : Shizhen Li
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520395182
Total Pages : 1046 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Ben Cao Gang Mu, Volume VI written by Shizhen Li and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2024-01-09 with total page 1046 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume VI in the Ben cao gang mu series offers a complete translation of chapters 26 through 33, devoted to vegetables and fruits. The Ben cao gang mu is a sixteenth-century Chinese encyclopedia of medical matter and natural history by Li Shizhen (1518–1593). The culmination of a sixteen-hundred-year history of Chinese medical and pharmaceutical literature, it is considered the most important and comprehensive book ever written in the history of Chinese medicine and remains an invaluable resource for researchers and practitioners. This nine-volume series reveals an almost two-millennia-long panorama of wide-ranging observations and sophisticated interpretations, ingenious manipulations, and practical applications of natural substances for the benefit of human health. Paul U. Unschuld's annotated translation of the Ben cao gang mu, presented here with the original Chinese text, opens a rare window into viewing the people and culture of China's past.