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Highly Efficient Light-Emitting Diode Mimics Fireflies

Mila Luleva — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 08:57:08 +0000

Studying the structure of firefly lanterns, scientists from Belgium, France and Canada were able to identify a pattern of jagged scales that enhances the glow of the organs. They used this to create an LED overlayer, which increases the LED light extraction by up to 55%. The study published in the latest issue of the […]

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Douglas Spruce and Firefly Genes Mix for Non-Electric (But Weird) Christmas Glow

Benji Jerew — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 17:47:34 +0000

Genetic engineering, of course, is nothing new. If you include cross-breeding and crop segregation, then the practice is actually millenniums old. Such engineering, whether by artificial selection or actual gene splicing, has resulted in practical applications, such as disease-resistant crops. Otherwise, the changes might be more aesthetic, such as in 1986, when geneticists spliced the […]

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Firefly-Inspired Researchers Invent New Lighting Nanotechnology

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 17:19:31 +0000

A new method of lighting based on how fireflies produce light has been discovered by scientists at Syracuse University. Their quantum nanorod chemical lighting system could one day replace LEDs and run without electricity – just like fireflies, only better. The breakthrough system is said to be 20 to 30 times more efficient than previous […]

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