biomimetics
nounUK /ˌbaɪəʊmɪˈmetɪks/
US /ˌbaɪoʊmɪˈmetɪks/
Biomimetics is when people copy smart ideas from nature to make new things.
Scientists used biomimetics to design a swimsuit that copies how shark skin works.
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2. The study of how living things solve problems so humans can imitate those solutions.
Her class in biomimetics looked at how burrs stick to fur and led to Velcro.
3. The use of natural structures or systems as models for technology.
Biomimetics helped engineers build robots that move like insects.
4. A field that connects biology with engineering and materials science.
The museum's biomimetics exhibit showed buildings shaped like termite mounds.