Butterfly wings inspire new high-tech surfaces

Wednesday, November 7, 2012 - 13:30 in Biology & Nature

A South American butterfly flapped its wings, and caused a flurry of nanotechnology research to happen in Ohio. Researchers here have taken a new look at butterfly wings and rice leaves, and learned things about their microscopic texture that could improve a variety of products.

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