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Bionics (also known as biomimetics, biognosis, biomimicry, or bionical creativity engineering) is the application of methods and systems found in nature to the study and design of engineering systems and modern technology. Also a short form of biomechanics, the word 'bionic' is actually a portmanteau formed from biology (from the Greek word "βιος", pronounced "vios", meaning "life") and electronic.
The transfer of technology between lifeforms and synthetic constructs is desirable because evolutionary pressure typically forces natural systems to become highly optimized and efficient. A classical example is the development of dirt- and water-repellent paint (coating) from the observation that the surface of the lotus flower plant is practically unsticky for anything (the lotus effect). Examples of bionics in engineering include the hulls of boats imitating the thick skin of dolphins, sonar, radar, and medical ultrasound imaging imitating the echolocation of bats. In the field of computer science, the study of bionics has produced cybernetics, artificial neurons, artificial neural networks, and swarm intelligence. Evolutionary computation was also motivated by bionics ideas but it took the idea further by simulating evolution in silico and producing well-optimized solutions that had never appeared in nature.
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RT @AskNatureTweets: Fiber optics in solar cells: http://bit.ly/3fem84. App of Venus flower basket strategy? http://bit.ly/2hqTq)#biomimicry
jeremyheigh (Jeremy Heigh) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:02:35 -0000
RT @AskNatureTweets: Fiber optics in solar cells: http://bit.ly/3fem84. App of Venus flower basket strategy? http://bit.ly/2hqTq)#biomimicry
RT @greenbiztweets: Revealing Coral's Secrets to Make Cement and Reduce CO2 http://bit.ly/15R1EQ #biomimicry #co2
jeremyheigh (Jeremy Heigh) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:01:02 -0000
RT @greenbiztweets: Revealing Coral's Secrets to Make Cement and Reduce CO2 http://bit.ly/15R1EQ #biomimicry #co2
@greenwavelength This is really cool! Biomimicry, its the way of the sustainable future.
expatshaun (Shaun Lowcock) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:50:12 -0000
@greenwavelength This is really cool! Biomimicry, its the way of the sustainable future.
Velcro is useful but what else have we learned and benefited from nature. Biomimicry can solve many problems. http://tinyurl.com/25onb8
converwave (Hal Wheat) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:55:58 -0000
Velcro is useful but what else have we learned and benefited from nature. Biomimicry can solve many problems. http://tinyurl.com/25onb8
~ Biomimicry, but how?
nishantpyasi (nishantpyasi) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:47:20 -0000
~ Biomimicry, but how?
Anyone know how to get a great design idea inspired from a hermit crab ??? Biomimicry
retardedgorilaz (Ernesto La Biue) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:23:23 -0000
Anyone know how to get a great design idea inspired from a hermit crab ??? Biomimicry
Biomimicry.org - A new science that studies nature's models and then uses these designs and processes to solve human problems.
Meta Description: [ Biomimicry (from bios, meaning life, and mimesis, meaning to imitate) is a design discipline that studies nature’s best ideas and then imitates these designs and processes to solve human problems. Studying a leaf to invent a better solar cell is an example of this innovation inspired by nature.... ]
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