Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The study of the structure and function of biological systems as models for the design and engineering of materials and machines.
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- noun The study of the
structure andfunction ofliving things asmodels for thecreation ofmaterials orproducts byreverse engineering .
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Examples
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The device falls in the field of "biomimetics" - using biological design principles to inspire new technology.
LJWorld.com stories: News By Rachel Bernstein - Los Angeles Times 2010
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Shapiro's field is known as biomimetics, which involves using technology to mimic nature, and within that field is a sub-specialty that uses technology specifically to mimic animal location.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Shapiro's field is known as biomimetics, which involves using technology to mimic nature, and within that field is a sub-specialty that uses technology specifically to mimic animal location.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Shapiro's field is known as biomimetics, which involves using technology to mimic nature, and within that field is a sub-specialty that uses technology specifically to mimic animal location.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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(MEMS) technology to imitate the way butterfly wings shimmer -- a process called biomimetics, or imitating things found in nature.
Betanews 2010
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The science of copying nature, known as biomimetics, is not altogether new - think radar, Velcro and da Vinci's flying machines - but it is garnering increasing attention, with anything from the biomechanics of frog legs, to the sensing ability of rat's whiskers, being used as a basis for new inventions ...
unknown title 2009
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The science of copying nature, known as biomimetics, is not altogether new - think radar, Velcro and da Vinci's flying machines - but it is garnering increasing attention, with anything from the biomechanics of frog legs, to the sensing ability of rat's whiskers, being used as a basis for new inventions ...
unknown title 2009
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The science of copying nature, known as biomimetics, is not altogether new - think radar, Velcro and da Vinci's flying machines - but it is garnering increasing attention, with anything from the biomechanics of frog legs, to the sensing ability of rat's whiskers, being used as a basis for new inventions ...
unknown title 2009
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Writing should mix action adventure with scientific principles of optics and photonics, with stress on real-world applications such as biomimetics (artificial muscles), nanotechnology, lasers, distance imaging, etc.
ccfinlay: Company Needs Comic Book Writer ccfinlay 2006
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Writing should mix action adventure with scientific principles of optics and photonics, with stress on real-world applications such as biomimetics artificial muscles, nanotechnology, lasers, distance imaging, etc.
thursday quickies jlundberg 2006
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biomimetics, n.
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