bionics
noun
bi·on·ics
bī-ˈä-niks 
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: a science concerned with the application of data about the functioning of biological systems to the solution of engineering problems
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This is summed up in the term bionics, which is a combination of the words ‘biology‘ and ‘electronics’.
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IEEE Spectrum, 12 Nov. 2020
Ingo Rechenberg, a bionics expert from Berlin, was the first to discover the flic-flac spider on an expedition to Morocco.
—Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 7 May 2014
Finally, bionics must not interfere with a soldier’s reintegration into civilian life, so no weird metal stuff sticking out of veterans’ foreheads.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 11 Dec. 2020
French Defense Minister Florence Parly said there are currently no plans to develop such bionics, but the panel decision does clear the way for their future development.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 11 Dec. 2020
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IEEE Spectrum, 12 Nov. 2020
Ingo Rechenberg, a bionics expert from Berlin, was the first to discover the flic-flac spider on an expedition to Morocco.
—Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 7 May 2014
Finally, bionics must not interfere with a soldier’s reintegration into civilian life, so no weird metal stuff sticking out of veterans’ foreheads.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 11 Dec. 2020
French Defense Minister Florence Parly said there are currently no plans to develop such bionics, but the panel decision does clear the way for their future development.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 11 Dec. 2020
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bionics
noun
bi·on·ics
bī-ˈän-iks
: a branch of science concerned with applying facts about the working of biological systems to the solution of engineering problems
Medical Definition
bionics
noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction
bi·on·ics
bī-ˈän-iks
: a science concerned with the application of data about the functioning of biological systems to the solution of engineering problems
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