Fly Eyes Provide insights for Solar Collector design.

Scientists are tapping the underlying concept of a fly’s eye, which uses 4000 lenses, to design important commercial products. Using nano-technology, scientists in Spain and the U.S. have replicated these complex structures in a material called chalcogenide glass, which has superior optical and durability qualitites. The chain of innovation continues as other development groups seek to apply chalcogenide glass in the design of super efficient solar collectors.