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Yale researchers look to butterfly wings for more efficient solar cells

Researchers at Yale University wish to use the strange structures of the colorful wings of butterflies to harness thepower of light. The team led by Richard Prum discovered that that thebutterflies get their color from the crystal nanostructures calledgyroids, which are three-dimensional curving structures that selectively scatter light. The team took help from the Departments [...]

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