Bionics/Related Articles: Difference between revisions

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Biology [r]: The science of life — of complex, self-organizing, information-processing systems living in the past, present or future. ^[e]
Physics [r]: The study of forces and energies in space and time. ^[e]
Engineering [r]: a branch of engineering that uses chemistry, biology, physics, and math to solve problems involving fuel, drugs, food, and many other products. ^[e]
Bioengineering [r]: The application of electrical, mechanical, chemical, optical, nuclear and other engineering principles to understand, modify and control biological (plants and animals - including human) systems. ^[e]
Biophysics [r]: The study of forces and energies in biological systems. ^[e]

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 ==Subtopics==
+{{r|Drag}}
+{{r|Flippers}}
+{{r|Fog collection}}
+{{r|Lotus effect}}
+{{r|Parachute}}
+{{r|Prosthesis}}
+{{r|Riblets}}
+{{r|Slat}}
+{{r|Swimsuit}}
+{{r|Winglet}}
 ==Other related topics==
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 {{r|Biodiversity}}
 {{r|Cybernetics}}
+{{r|Design}}
+{{r|Industrial design}}
-{{r|Lotus effect}}
+{{r|Computer Aided Optimization}}
+{{r|Evolutionary computing}}
+{{r|Swarm intelligence}}
+{{r|Ant colony optimization}}
 {{r|Biomechanics}}
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 {{r|Geodesic dome}}
 {{r|Tensegrity}}
+{{r|Crystal Palace}}