Natural Solar Collectors On Butterfly Wings Inspire More Powerful Solar Cells

Thursday, February 5, 2009 - 10:22 in Physics & Chemistry

The discovery that butterfly wings have scales that act as tiny solar collectors has led scientists in China and Japan to design a more efficient solar cell that could be used for powering homes, businesses, and other applications in the future.

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