This is a new journal published by the Institute of Physics. Access is free until the end of 2006. The first issue includes:
- From feathers to fins: can we understand biological systems—and learn from them? (R Allen)
- Micro-optical artificial compound eyes (J W Duparré and F C Wippermann)
- Biomimetics—using nature to inspire human innovation (Yoseph Bar-Cohen)
- Cooperative optimal control: broadening the reach of bio-inspiration (Cheng Shao and Dimitrios Hristu-Varsakelis)
- Nucleation and growth of apatite by a self-assembled polycrystalline bioceramic (Robert L Karlinsey, Keewook Yi and Clif W Duhn)
- Four flippers or two? Tetrapodal swimming with an aquatic robot (John H Long Jr, Joseph Schumacher, Nicholas Livingston and Mathieu Kemp)
The article by Yoseph Bar-Cohen is an excellent overview of his recent book.
Thanks to Nima Motamedi for the pointer.