http://www.huliq.com/tags/butterfly-wings The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.huliq.com/11/77265/natural-solar-collectors-butterfly-wings-inspire-more-powerful-solar-cells The discovery that butterfly wings have scales that act as tiny solar collectors has led scientists in China and Japan to design a more efficient solar cell that could be used for powering homes, businesses, and other applications in the future. http://www.huliq.com/11/77265/natural-solar-collectors-butterfly-wings-inspire-more-powerful-solar-cells#comments Science butterfly wings Solar Cells solar power Mon, 09 Feb 2009 04:49:04 -0600 harminka 77265 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/11/75822/hind-wings-help-butterflies-make-swift-turns-evade-predators New tires allow race cars to take tight turns at high speeds. Hind wings give moths and butterflies similar advantages: They are not necessary for basic flight but help these creatures take tight turns to evade predators. http://www.huliq.com/11/75822/hind-wings-help-butterflies-make-swift-turns-evade-predators#comments Science butterflies butterfly wings Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:32:04 -0600 harminka 75822 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/1078/butterfly-wing-scales-provide-template-for-complex-photonic-structures http://www.huliq.com/1078/butterfly-wing-scales-provide-template-for-complex-photonic-structures#comments Science biotemplates butterfly wings nanometer-scale nanotechnology Mon, 11 Dec 2006 13:42:50 -0600 harminka 1078 at http://www.huliq.com