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Black butterfly wings inspire solar cell design
Creation Ministries International ^
| 11-20-19
| Jonathan Sarfati
Posted on 11/20/2019 12:06:35 PM PST by fishtank
Black butterfly wings inspire solar cell design
11-20-2019
by Jonathan Sarfati
The ‘common rose’ butterfly of India (Pachliopta aristolochiae) has big wings with large black patches. The black absorbs the sun’s rays that help warm the butterfly in cool weather.
Researchers analyzed the wings under an electron microscope, and discovered that the scales which cover them have their surface cratered by a ‘disordered’ array of tiny holes.2
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: butterfly; design; intelligent
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posted on
11/20/2019 12:06:36 PM PST
by
fishtank
To: fishtank
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posted on
11/20/2019 12:07:44 PM PST
by
fishtank
(The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
To: fishtank
We are so fortunate that God doesn’t require licensing fees for His inventions.
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posted on
11/20/2019 12:08:37 PM PST
by
fishtank
(The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
To: fishtank
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posted on
11/20/2019 12:09:52 PM PST
by
2banana
(My common ground with islamic terrorists - they want to die for allah and we want to kill them.)
To: fishtank
And solar power is still a pipe dream. Will never work as a substitute for fossil fuels. Just not dependable
California should use wind and solar to power things like desalinization, that can happen anytime.
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posted on
11/20/2019 12:13:46 PM PST
by
FatherofFive
(Islam is EVIL and needs to be eradicated)
To: fishtank
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posted on
11/20/2019 12:14:38 PM PST
by
knarf
(I say things that are true, I have no proof, but they're true..)
To: fishtank
Correct name: Pachliopta aristolochiae “Swallowtail”
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posted on
11/20/2019 12:20:32 PM PST
by
Carriage Hill
(A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
To: 2banana
no .... increased surface .... brilliant
Kinda like flattening a concave reflector by slicing it horozontally.
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posted on
11/20/2019 12:20:38 PM PST
by
knarf
(I say things that are true, I have no proof, but they're true..)
To: knarf
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posted on
11/20/2019 12:33:11 PM PST
by
TexasGator
(Z1z)
To: knarf
no .... increased surface .... brilliant I read over a dozen years ago about research into making vertical rods in the surface of solar panels to increase the absorption of solar rays from any angle. This isn't new, except for the idea of holes rather than vertical rods slightly spaced apart to capture more solar radiation.
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posted on
11/20/2019 12:33:55 PM PST
by
roadcat
To: 2banana
should we not assume that the butterfly wings also had a Designer or Architect?Indeed.
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posted on
11/20/2019 12:56:48 PM PST
by
arthurus
(u-yk_,,|||II:Iiii-|*)
To: fishtank
To: fishtank
The Creation of God is a wonderful thing indeed.
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posted on
11/20/2019 1:50:51 PM PST
by
semaj
(We are the People)
To: carriage_hill
The Swallowtail family is large and they aren't all black.
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posted on
11/20/2019 1:53:02 PM PST
by
Right Wing Assault
(Kill-googl,TWTR,FCBK,NYT,WaPo,Hwd,CNN,NFL,BLM,CAIR,Antfa,SPLC,ESPN,NPR,NBA,ARP)
To: fishtank
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posted on
11/20/2019 2:21:29 PM PST
by
wally_bert
(Your methods were a little incomplete, you too for that matter.)
To: Right Wing Assault
Right you are.
I studied Entymology, and specialized in the Order, Lepidoptera, while majoring in Horticulture. There are 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera, in 126 families and 46 superfamilies; the Swallowtail numbers in the several hundreds of colors and forms.
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posted on
11/20/2019 2:34:48 PM PST
by
Carriage Hill
(A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
To: CaliforniaCraftBeer
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posted on
11/20/2019 3:35:20 PM PST
by
fishtank
(The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
To: arthurus
What a great word!!
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posted on
11/20/2019 3:37:22 PM PST
by
fishtank
(The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
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