Fly Eyes Used For Solar Cells 73
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samzenpus
from the windows-to-the-power-pole dept.
from the windows-to-the-power-pole dept.
disco_tracy writes "Researchers took corneas from blow flies, fixed them on a glass substrate, added a polymer to protect the shape and then coated nine-eye arrays in nickel within a vacuum chamber. The result was a master template that retained those useful nanoscale features and can be used to make solar cells."
i for one (Score:3, Funny)
man...peta's gonna have a heart-attack (Score:5, Funny)
man....peta's gonna have a heart-attack....perhaps even an aneurysm too.
On one hand, they want to support alternative energy....but for them to know that flies were harmed...
That's cool and all but (Score:5, Funny)
In need? (Score:3, Funny)
Help meeeeee... (Score:2, Funny)
Slippery slope (Score:3, Funny)
I know how this one goes. First you start taking the eyes out of blowflies for 'solar energy research', but before you know it it's all gone downhill and you're pulling the wings off butterflies to make your product the right shade of red.
Re:man...peta's gonna have a heart-attack (Score:3, Funny)
Somehow I don't think the slogan would be as catchy as the fur one.
"I'd rather go without power than use solar cells made from blow fly corneas on a glass substrate.
Re:man...peta's gonna have a heart-attack (Score:5, Funny)
man....peta's gonna have a heart-attack....perhaps even an aneurysm too.
On one hand, they want to support alternative energy....but for them to know that flies were harmed...
I, for one, think we should act now so we're prepared to harness the energy of their spasms and convulsions.
Re:So, its the shape ... (Score:3, Funny)
Paying grad students to glue fly eyeballs to a sheet doesn't seem to be the most efficient process.
Why not, what else are they good for?
Flies are noisy... (Score:3, Funny)
Stop using buzzwords...
*cough*
Pets == Slaves? (Score:5, Funny)
But that sir is without question. Pets == Slaves.
Now if you excuse me, I have to clean my cats litter box, buy food for it, entertain it, and sit still for about 8 hours as it sleeps on my lap unless I wish to talk in a high voice.
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