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Bionic implants differ from mere prostheses by mimicking the original function very closely, or even surpassing it. The German equivalent of bionics, Bionik , always adheres to the broader meaning, in that it tries to develop engineering solutions from biological models.
The term bionic then became associated with "the use of electronically operated artificial body parts" and "having ordinary human powers increased by or as if by the aid of such devices". [15] Because the term bionic took on the implication of supernatural strength, the scientific community in English speaking countries largely abandoned it. [16]
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Bionic architecture is a contemporary movement that studies the physiological, behavioural, and structural adaptions of biological organisms as a source of ...
The book formed the basis of the TV series The Six Million Dollar Man (and spinoff The Bionic Woman), which popularized, if somewhat inaccurately, the term bionics. (Steele's original meaning was the study of biological organisms to find solutions to engineering problems, a field now also known as biomimetics.)
Bionic contact lens, being developed to provide a virtual display; Visual prosthesis, often referred to as a bionic eye, an experimental device intended to restore functional vision; Cochlear implant, often referred to as a bionic ear, provides a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard of hearing
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A visual prosthesis, often referred to as a bionic eye, is an experimental visual device intended to restore functional vision in those with partial or total blindness. Many devices have been developed, usually modeled on the cochlear implant or bionic ear devices, a type of neural prosthesis in use since the mid-1980s.