Fly Eyes Used For Solar Cells

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."

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man...peta's gonna have a heart-attack

[MoFoQ]

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...

Re:man...peta's gonna have a heart-attack

[Kozz]

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.

That's cool and all but

[Culture20]

How hard is it to remove a fly's cornea, and can the process be automated from a cloud of flies?

Re:That's cool and all but

[raving griff]

The process merely creates a template which is then used to create the cells. Therefore, only enough fly eyes to create the template (theoretically one) are required to build an entire line of solar cells.

Pets == Slaves?

[SmallFurryCreature]

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.

FREE HUMANS! Oh shit, it heard HELP M[CARRIER LOST]