Fly eyes for solar panels
Fly eyes are perfectly shaped for manufacturing efficient solar cells says a team of scientists. They say that, copying the eye of the Blowfly would allow solar cells to collect sunlight from a larger area than just light that falls directly on a flat surface.
With eyes that are hemispherical Blowflies are the most desirable to make solar panels. they have the ability to take in a whole lot of light from a lot of different angles.
A group of scientists took the corneas of nine flies and filled them with a polymer to maintain its shape this was done in order to replicate the blowfly’s eye.
The cornea was then coated them with nickel. This process allowed them to create a mold.
This mold was the exact pattern of a fly’s eye. With these molds, scientists expect future solar cells to be built with fly eyes to maximize efficiency.
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