Leafhopper-inspired synthetic brochomsome (IMAGE)
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Natural brochosomes from a leafhopper, specifically Graphocephala sp., are shown in the left panels and synthetic brochosomes produced using a leafhopper-inspired nanomanufacturing platform are shown in the right panels. The synthetic structures closely replicate the complex geometry and omnidirectional antireflection of their natural counterparts, the researchers reported, enabling scalable bioinspired nanomaterials for optical coatings, pigments, camouflage and biomedical applications.
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Credit: Jinsol Choi and Tak-Sing Wong/Penn State
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