biomimetics
Biomimetics
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Velcro tape mimics biological examples of multiply hooked structures such as burs.
Biomimetics or biomimicry is the imitation of the models, systems, and elements of nature for the purpose of solving complex human problems.[1] The terms biomimetics and biomimicry come from the Greek words bios, meaning life, andmimesis, meaning to imitate. A closely related field is bionics.[2]
Living organisms have evolved well-adapted structures and materials over geological time through natural selection. Biomimetics has given rise to new technologies inspired by biological solutions at macro and nanoscales. Humans have looked at nature for answers to problems throughout our existence. Nature has solved many of today 's engineering problems such as self-healing abilities, environmental exposure tolerance and resistance, hydrophobicity, self-assembly, and harnessing solar energy.
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1 Usage
2 History
3 Nanobiomimetics or Nanobiomimicry
3.1 Fabrication
3.2 Biologically inspired engineering
3.2.1 Biomedicine
3.2.2 Nanowires, nanotubes, and quantum dots
3.2.3 Display technology
4 Additional examples
5 See also
6 References
7 Further reading
8 External links
8.1 Videos
Usage[edit]
Biomimetics can be found in a wide variety of areas, due to the deep complexity of biological systems the amount of available data concerning adaptations and solutions to various problems is very large, solutions can also be repurposed for new areas which extends this even further.
Some brief examples of this include :[3]
Design for a flying machine with wings based closely upon the structure of a bat 's wings.
Aircraft wing design[4] and flight techniques[5] inspired by birds and bats
The Stickybot
Climbing robots,[6] boots and tape[7] mimicking geckos feet and their ability for adhesive reversal
Nanotechnology surfaces that recreate properties of shark skin
Neural networks that mimic the human brain
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Velcro tape mimics biological examples of multiply hooked structures such as burs.
Biomimetics or biomimicry is the imitation of the models, systems, and elements of nature for the purpose of solving complex human problems.[1] The terms biomimetics and biomimicry come from the Greek words bios, meaning life, andmimesis, meaning to imitate. A closely related field is bionics.[2]
Living organisms have evolved well-adapted structures and materials over geological time through natural selection. Biomimetics has given rise to new technologies inspired by biological solutions at macro and nanoscales. Humans have looked at nature for answers to problems throughout our existence. Nature has solved many of today 's engineering problems such as self-healing abilities, environmental exposure tolerance and resistance, hydrophobicity, self-assembly, and harnessing solar energy.
Contents
[hide]
1 Usage
2 History
3 Nanobiomimetics or Nanobiomimicry
3.1 Fabrication
3.2 Biologically inspired engineering
3.2.1 Biomedicine
3.2.2 Nanowires, nanotubes, and quantum dots
3.2.3 Display technology
4 Additional examples
5 See also
6 References
7 Further reading
8 External links
8.1 Videos
Usage[edit]
Biomimetics can be found in a wide variety of areas, due to the deep complexity of biological systems the amount of available data concerning adaptations and solutions to various problems is very large, solutions can also be repurposed for new areas which extends this even further.
Some brief examples of this include :[3]
Design for a flying machine with wings based closely upon the structure of a bat 's wings.
Aircraft wing design[4] and flight techniques[5] inspired by birds and bats
The Stickybot
Climbing robots,[6] boots and tape[7] mimicking geckos feet and their ability for adhesive reversal
Nanotechnology surfaces that recreate properties of shark skin
Neural networks that mimic the human brain
References: —Otto Herbert Schmitt, In Appreciation, A Lifetime of Connections: Otto Herbert Schmitt, 1913 - 1998 A similar term, 'Bionics ' was coined by Jack Steele in 1960 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio where Otto Schmitt also worked