You may know that we have an awful bureaucratic exercise in the UK  
which is supposed to measure our quality.  As part of this we trawl  
for statements of approval from colleagues in academia and industry.   
It would be very helpful if you could let me have a short quotable  
statement about the influence which our article on TRIZ (the one you  
can access from the bottom line of the address file below) has had on  
your teaching and research.

Many thanks
Julian
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Director, Centre for Biomimetic and Natural Technologies
Department of Mechanical Engineering
The University, Bath, BA2  2AY
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http://www.journals.royalsoc.ac.uk/openurl.asp?genre=article&id=doi: 
10.1098/rsif.2006.0127



On 1 Aug 2007, at 18:16, Curt McNamara wrote:

> A couple of notes to pass on: I gave a talk at the World Future  
> Society conference and the interest was quite high. Folks who asked  
> for a presentation copy came from all over the world, and covered  
> the gamut of non-profits to commercial to government. I will point  
> them at the Biomimicry site but in the event I get follow-up let me  
> know if you would like to be contacted and your area of expertise.  
> Or would it be more appropriate for them to post a query here? Also  
> if you would like a copy of my intro presentation let me know.
> http://biomimicry.net/designmethodologyA.htm
>
> Dayna Baumeister from the Biomimicry Institute is teaching an on- 
> line class for our sustainability program.
> http://www.mcad.edu/showPage.php?status=1&pageID=1600
>
> The local study group is continuing with biomimicry and Triz:
> We are continuing with Vogel, Chap. 8 and 9 for next time. The  
> addition is that we are going to map interesting structures to  
> Triz. For example, Chap. 6 and 7 told us about circulation and  
> pliant pipes. We made one mapping -- the distributed one-way valves  
> in the venous system are an example of segmentation. Please look  
> through the book and find your mappings! Mark will work alongside  
> showing us how to view these solutions as systems in Triz.
>
> Some features I recall:
> Pipes are pliant to accommodate the pressure pulse
> The pulse is a traveling physical wave on the artery
> Pipes are pliant due to collagen and elastin.
> Elastin stretches easily.
> Collagen is "compressed" and stretches when the wave passes. When  
> it reaches its' limit the expansion is damped.
> The venous system is "no pressure" and relies on physical movement  
> to work.
> The venous system can accommodate large changes in volume. This is  
> why we can give blood transfusions.
>
> The book:
> Vital Circuits by Vogel (ISBN 0195082699)
>
> The 40 principles:
> http://www.triz-journal.com/archives/1997/07/b/index.html
> http://www.triz40.com/aff_Principles.htm
> http://creatingminds.org/tools/triz/principles/40_principles.htm