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The following topics will be covered:

1.How and why biology can inspire engineers

2.The fundamental building blocks of life

3.Synthetic biomolecular nanostructures and their applications

4.Energy, forces and electricity in biology

5.Bio-inspired computers and robots

6.Apparatus for biological experiments

7.Biomanufacturing

8.Safety and ethics

9.Current research in this area in the School of Engineering (non-examinable) to be delivered by active researchers.

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PHYS5044 Fundamentals of Sensing

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Edinburgh University does not provide resit examinations for MSc students. In cases where an assessment is affect by reasons of good cause a revised mark, based on other completed assessments, may be substituted.

The course aims to explore how inspiration can be drawn from biological molecules and systems for the development of new technologies. Students will learn about the fundamental building blocks of life, encounter examples of bio-inspired structures and devices, and analyse the technologies critically using mathematical or computation tools as appropriate. In the coursework assignment students will use their new-found knowledge to design a novel solution to a problem.

The course aims to explore how inspiration can be drawn from biological molecules and systems for the development of new technologies. Students will learn about the fundamental building blocks of life, encounter examples of bio-inspired structures and devices, and analyse the technologies critically using mathematical or computation tools as appropriate. In the coursework assignment students will use their new-found knowledge to design a novel solution to a problem.

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.