bionic 1976, Bionics

Scientific American magazine

Researchers developed a bionic fingertip that allowed an amputee to distinguish between smooth and rough textures with 96 percent accuracy.

Tomorrow's Prosthetic Hand

Recent breakthroughs in technology could mean a fully functional artificial hand may be on the horizon

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Bionics: surgically inserted sensors controlling a prosthetic limb. Meet the man who sometimes forgets that his bionic leg is not his own

Harvard University

The days of drilling into the ground in the search for fuel may be numbered.

Bionic leaf turns sunlight into liquid fuel

A cross-disciplinary team at Harvard has created a system that uses solar energy to split water molecules and hydrogen-eating bacteria to produce liquid fuels.

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bionic 

Pronunciation: /bʌɪˈɒnɪk/ 

ADJECTIVE

1Having or denoting an artificial, typically electromechanical, body part or parts:there’s no doubt that Aird’s bionic arm has transformed his life

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1.1informal Having exceptional strength, endurance, or ability:working out in gyms in an attempt to become bionic men

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2Relating to bionics.

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Derivatives

bionically

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Origin

1960s: from bio- 'human', on the pattern of electronic.