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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 | '''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. | ||
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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.