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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 ...

Based on natural rice leaf samples (top), researchers at Ohio State University developed rice leaf replicas (below), which exhibit low drag, resist biofouling, and have self-cleaning ability. (Images ...