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Mimicking Butterfly Nanostructures to Improve Solar Cells | Butterfly Blueprints

6th Grade – 8th Grade

9th Grade – 12th Grade

English

Learn how microscopic features of butterfly wings can serve as models for new materials with practical applications, in this video from NOVA: Butterfly Blueprints. Use this resource to illustrate how nature can inspire technology and how nanostructures determine a material’s properties.