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{{Image|Barn owl in flight.jpg|right|350px|A [[barn owl]] in flight — a natural model for technical flight.}} | {{Image|Barn owl in flight.jpg|right|350px|A [[barn owl]] in flight — a natural model for technical flight.}} | ||
'''Bionics''' is a subfield of both science and engineering, concerned with the systematic study of biological structures and processes to the end of applying these principles in technical design. Many aspects of the shape, skeleton and skin of human-made | '''Bionics''' is a subfield of both [[science]] and [[engineering]], concerned with the systematic study of biological [[morphology (biology)|structures]] and processes to the end of applying these principles in [[technical design]]. Many aspects of the [[shape]], [[skeleton]] and [[skin]] of human-made [[vehicle]]s for [[locomotion]] in air or water have been improved this way, while bionics also played a role in the invention of [[hook-and-loop fastener]]s and in the construction of highly [[water-repellent]] surfaces. | ||
Revision as of 17:01, 1 March 2010
Bionics is a subfield of both science and engineering, concerned with the systematic study of biological structures and processes to the end of applying these principles in technical design. Many aspects of the shape, skeleton and skin of human-made vehicles for locomotion in air or water have been improved this way, while bionics also played a role in the invention of hook-and-loop fasteners and in the construction of highly water-repellent surfaces.