TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 Around the House 5 CHAPTER 2 High Tech Improvements 11 INSPIRE ME Echolocation 16 CHAPTER 3 Better Buildings 19 CHAPTER 4 For the Future 25 Focus on Everyday Inventions Inspired by Nature 30 Glossary 31 To Learn More 32 Index 32
CHAPTER 1 AROUND THE HOUSE An invention is a new product process or way of doing something Many inventions make certain jobs easier to do Others help solve specific problems One way inventors and scientists are solving problems is through biomimicry In this process scientists use nature as a guide First they observe patterns in nature Scientists of biomimicry study plants and animals in their labs 5
