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Section 1 Shape and form in engineering and nature
 

Optimal structural features in trees and their application in engineering; Nature in growth of tree stems derived from ring analysis; Integrating biological optimisation methods into engineering design process; Designing tree-like engineering networks by mimicking evolution; Scale transition in bone elasticity: a continuum micromechanics approach; Constructal theory of organization in nature: dendritic flows, allometric laws and flight; On the design of efficient micro air vehicles; The evolution of the car: An investigation into product history. Similarities, contrasts and questions. The importance of the microstructure of snow in nature and engineering; Morphology of the pox viruses; Experimental evidences for chaotic dynamics in the roar of the Cervus Elaphus corsicanus

 
Section 2 Solutions from nature
 

New procedure for designing optimised technical systems with use of biological objects; Miniature attachment systems: exploring biological design principles; Extending nature; Natural hook-and-loop fasteners: anatomy, mechanical properties, and attachment force of the jointed hooks of the Galium aparine fruit; Solutions derived from natural processes harmonising nature and material culture

 
Section 3 Design and sustainability studies
 

Urban evolution modelling: A macro quantum approach for Great Mendoza; Thermodynamic concepts for sustainability studies; A district oriented approach to energy analysis: a case study from the food industry; Designing a DNA for adaptive architecture: a new built environment for social sustainability; Design in nature from Pythagoras to Helmholtz to the Cantor musical array

 
Section 4 Nature and architectural design
 

Diversified longevity - an architecture of disengagement and localized production; The ‘curves of nature’ - the organic inflections of modern regionalism and ecological architecture in an urbanising context; Synthesis of form, structure and material - Design for a form-optimized lightweight membrane construction; Text-tiles of in-formation: Drawing inspiration from the nature of things; Theory and simulation of texture formation in chiral nematic liquid crystals: applications to biological fibrous composites; A ghost image of the Colonia Güell church by Antoni Gaudí; An analysis of structure design of storey-increase of certain building on natural foundation; Nature and design in traditional Persian architecture

 
Section 5 Mechanics and thermodynamics in nature
 

Validation of the finite vortex model by analyzing unsteady aerodynamic experiments; Computer modelling of multifingers hand driven by muscle activation and application to artificial upper-limb system; Determination of the maximum force due to skull impact in fights between sheep of the Ovis aries species; A general finite vortex model to describe unsteady aerodynamics in nature; Liquid crystals thermography for technical and biomedical application; The supramolecular structure of water; Parametric identification of lower limbs during walking of a man

 
Section 6 Biomimetics and materials
 

Bionics and Ecodesign: how are materials used in nature, and what can thus be applied to sustainable product design?; Biomimetic manufacturing of fibers; Materials and structures of foods; High speed impact of Nautilus nacre

 
Section 7 Vision in science and nature
 

Human vision principles supporting computer aided design; Revealing the Parthenon’s logos optikos; The physical structure, optical mechanics and aesthetics of the peacock tail feathers