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Fireflies Bring Us Brighter LEDs

Posted by samzenpus on from the bright-bugs dept.

Zothecula writes "Fireflies have helped an international team of scientists get over 50 percent more light out of existing LED bulbs. It was discovered that in the Photuris genus of firefly, scales in the insect's exoskeleton possess optical qualities that boost the amount of bioluminescence that can shine through. Those same qualities were found to dramatically increase the light output of an LED bulb."

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  1. direct link by Trepidity · · Score: 5, Informative

    The linked article is just a paraphrase of this press release, which has more details.

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    1. Re:direct link by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

      The paper itself has even more details, and is publicly accessible: http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?uri=oe-21-S1-A179

  2. Re:intelligent design? by Cryacin · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now that the fireflies are popular, they will cease to exist as they will surely be axed by Fox.

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  3. Re:intelligent design? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You're seriously trying to use "science" and "evidence" to explain your faith?

    There is no stronger principle in science than evolution. Because of anti-science fanatics like you, it has more support, evidence, and understanding than any single field of physical science known to man. Do you understand that? The computer you're using has less evidence for it working than evolution. Gravity is absurd compared to the depth of evidence of evolution.

    If our understanding of basic science depended on it, you would sooner float off the planet than evolution would cease to be.

    I'm glad you're religious if it works for you and your family. Just stay out of politics and science and you'll be fine. The moment you touch that, you become an idiot.