moth eyes Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 19 May 2015 18:53:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Moth Eyes and Lotus Leaves Inspire New Ultra-Efficient Solar Panel Coating https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-panel-coating-moth/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-panel-coating-moth/#respond Tue, 19 May 2015 18:53:33 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=54840 Moths’ eyes and lotus leaves inspire scientists from Oak Ridge National Lab to develop a water repellent solar panel coating that boosts the efficiency by up to six percent. A team from Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL) developed an anti-reflective, water repellent, self-cleaning, highly durable and fog resistant coating for solar panels. The coating comprises of nanoscale […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-panel-coating-moth/feed/ 0 54840 Moth Eyes Inspire Technology to Boost Solar Cell Efficiency https://www.greenoptimistic.com/moth-eyes-solar-cell/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/moth-eyes-solar-cell/#respond Thu, 12 Mar 2015 19:24:51 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=53729 Scientists have developed yet another nature-inspired technology, which holds the potential to boost the efficiency of solar cells. The creature, which they mimicked is the moth, or its eyes, to be more precise. Yet again, a successful use of biomimicry  finds its way in a prestigious scientific journal, showing how nature can inspire great minds […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/moth-eyes-solar-cell/feed/ 0 53729 Moth-Eye-Inspired Nanostructure Boosts Tandem Solar Cells’ Performance https://www.greenoptimistic.com/moth-eye-inspired-nanostructure-boosts-tandem-solar-cells-performance-20121120/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/moth-eye-inspired-nanostructure-boosts-tandem-solar-cells-performance-20121120/#respond Tue, 20 Nov 2012 09:23:42 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=28375 A nanostructure inspired by the corneas of night–flying moths provided a triple-junction solar cell with broadband (400 nm to 1000 nm) and omnidirectional (at any incident angle) harvesting of sunlight. Antireflection coatings are applied on top of solar cells in order to indulge them of harvesting all photons available for optimum energy conversion. These coatings, […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/moth-eye-inspired-nanostructure-boosts-tandem-solar-cells-performance-20121120/feed/ 0 28375 Moth Eyes: Research Advances On Efficient Solar Cells Inspired by Them https://www.greenoptimistic.com/moth-eyes-efficient-solar-cells-20090729/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/moth-eyes-efficient-solar-cells-20090729/#respond Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:19:22 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=4169 Last year, we reported in an article how scientists discovered that the moth's eyes could increase the efficiency of solar cells. Thanks to the super-transparent coatings, windows in homes and cars, computer screens and other consumer products could be improved. Now, new figures show the advances in this nature-mimicking technology.

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