South Korean scientists have copied the structure of a firefly’s underbelly to create what they say is an improved and cheaper LED lens.They hope the discovery will one day be used in smartphones, televisions and other devices.In a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal (“Biologically inspired LED lens from cuticular nanostructures of firefly lantern”), the scientists describe how they were inspired by the firefly, a bright and efficient source of natural light.
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