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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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Amazing use of paper cups by #NY artist Tara Donovan http://bit.ly/7ZMmjR #art #installation #biomimicry
hornergraphic (Stephen Horner) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:34:36 -0000
Amazing use of paper cups by #NY artist Tara Donovan http://bit.ly/7ZMmjR #art #installation #biomimicry
#in Tomorrow biomimicry workshop organized by MateriO Belgium @ de Winkelhaak in Antwerp, for more info: www.materio.be
Sheron_MateriO (Sheron Shamuilia) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:11:03 -0000
#in Tomorrow biomimicry workshop organized by MateriO Belgium @ de Winkelhaak in Antwerp, for more info: www.materio.be
who would write a poem on biomimicry???????????? NERDVILLE!!!!!!!!!!1
MzEmmett (Elmo Cullen) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:34:18 -0000
who would write a poem on biomimicry???????????? NERDVILLE!!!!!!!!!!1
Proud working at a university with a team working on synthetic red blood cells.Some mighty biomimicry! http://ow.ly/MvXy
donlubach (Don Lubach) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:29:54 -0000
Proud working at a university with a team working on synthetic red blood cells.Some mighty biomimicry! http://ow.ly/MvXy
Inspiring + Fascinating Talk by J. Benyus: Biomimicry in action http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/janine_benyus_biomimicry_in_action.html
jchadel (jerome chadel) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:41:29 -0000
Inspiring + Fascinating Talk by J. Benyus: Biomimicry in action http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/janine_benyus_biomimicry_in_action.html
San Diego Zoo invites business community to explore biomimicry & PLNU is excited to be apart if it! http://bit.ly/86Hv17 via @addthis
FermanianBusCtr (FermanianBusCtr) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:04:15 -0000
San Diego Zoo invites business community to explore biomimicry & PLNU is excited to be apart if it! http://bit.ly/86Hv17 via @addthis
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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