Mineralized tissuesMineralized tissues are biological tissues that incorporate minerals into soft matrices. Typically these tissues form a protective shield or structural support. Bone, mollusc shells, deep sea sponge Euplectella species, radiolarians, diatoms, antler bone, tendon, cartilage, tooth enamel and dentin are some examples of mineralized tissues. These tissues have been finely tuned to enhance their mechanical capabilities over millions of years of evolution.
Geometry processingGeometry processing, or mesh processing, is an area of research that uses concepts from applied mathematics, computer science and engineering to design efficient algorithms for the acquisition, reconstruction, analysis, manipulation, simulation and transmission of complex 3D models. As the name implies, many of the concepts, data structures, and algorithms are directly analogous to signal processing and .
Fish scaleA fish scale is a small rigid plate that grows out of the skin of a fish. The skin of most jawed fishes is covered with these protective scales, which can also provide effective camouflage through the use of reflection and colouration, as well as possible hydrodynamic advantages. The term scale derives from the Old French escale, meaning a shell pod or husk. Scales vary enormously in size, shape, structure, and extent, ranging from strong and rigid armour plates in fishes such as shrimpfishes and boxfishes, to microscopic or absent in fishes such as eels and anglerfishes.
Cadre d'architectureUn cadre d'architecture est une spécification sur la façon d'organiser et de présenter une architecture de systèmes ou l'architecture informatique d'un organisme. Étant donné que les disciplines de l'architecture de systèmes et de l'architecture informatique sont très larges, et que la taille de ces systèmes peut être très grande, il peut en résulter des modèles très complexes. Afin de gérer cette complexité, il est avantageux de définir un cadre d'architecture par un ensemble standard de catégories de modèles (appelés “vues”) qui ont chacun un objectif spécifique.
