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Biomimetics

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Biomimetics
Chemistry A field that creates synthetic chemicals which act like biological molecules
Molecular biology The development of synthetic systems based on information from biological systems
Technology The formal study of biological processes and systems as a model for creating synthetic structures similar to those produced in nature
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According to Dr William Megill, lecturer in Biomimetics at the University of Bath, "Currently, most aquatic robots can't maneuver very well in the shallow water near the shore because they just get smashed against the rocks by the force of the waves.
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A sheath, called the labium, that normally wraps around the needle increases its stiffness by a factor of five, preventing it from buckling, the team reports in the December 2008 Bioinspiration & Biomimetics.
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Some specific topics include biomimetics of gecko locomotion, a spray system inspired by the bombardier beetle, the golden ratio in fluid dynamics, and dissipative structures in nature and human systems.
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