title: [Analogies and analogy research in technical biology and bionics].
abstract: The procedural approaches of Technical Biology and Bionics are characterized, and analogy research is identified as their common basis. The actual creative aspect in bionical research lies in recognizing and exploiting technically oriented analogies underlying a specific biological prototype to indicate a specific technical application.
authors.affiliation: Arbeitsstelle Technische Biologie und Bionik der Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur Mainz an der Universität des Saarlandes. w.nachtigall@mx.uni-saarland.de
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Nachtigall
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001701:Bionics / Q000266:history*; D005060:Europe; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D019365:Metaphor; D012106:Research / Q000266:history*