Very effective nanostructures biomimicked from black scales of butterflies can be used for antireflective coating on solar panels. A new study offers a unique route to enhance light harvesting ...

Researchers recently took cues from butterflies to design thin film solar cells that can better absorb light. The rose butterfly, common to India, has soft black wings that keep the insect warm with ...

Chinese material scientists have been studying the design of butterfly wings to unlock ways to make solar electricity more efficient. Inspired by the way that butterflies use their wings to collect ...