Powered by Plants: Designed by Nature

Introduction
Structures
Miracle material—Bamboo
Tough Twisters—Vines
Earthquake-Proof Plant—Coconut palm
Super structure—Royal water lily
Crash-Test Citrus—Pomelo
Plant Architects
ROBOTICS
Long-Distance Traveler—Tumbleweed
Speedy Seed-Spinners—Sycamore seeds
Snap-Happy Snacker—Venus flytrap
The Sensitive Shrub—Mimosa pudica
Robo-Plants
Energy
The Host With The Most—Kelp
fueling cars and creatures—Sugarcane
You Rotter!—Titan arum
Future Fuel—Algae
Sun Worshipper—Sunflower
Wind-Power Plant—Cottonwood tree
pollution busters
Health
Painkilling plant—Willow tree
Bug-Repelling Ranger—Eucalyptus tree
plant pharmacy
Sustainability
Salty Saviors—Mangrove tree
So Long, Suckers—Bladderwort
Pest Controller of the Plains—Acacia
prickly customers
Materials
Sticky Solution—Flax
The Friction-Free Fern—Salvinia
An a-Maize-ing Material—Corn
A Fine Fastening Friend—Burdock
Slick Spider-Scoffer—Pitcher plant
Rubber Wonder—Guayule
Mega Materials
plant innovation lab
Index
 

Clive Gifford has traveled to more than 70 countries, climbed rocket launch towers, ridden on robots, and flown gliders. He's had more than 200 books published and has received nominations for or won Royal Society, School Library Association, Smithsonian, and TES awards. He won the Blue Peter Book Award for Best Book with Facts 2019 for his title The Colors of History (QEB). Clive lives in Manchester, UK. 
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