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Nature Solved It FirstDiscover how mimicking nature's nanoscale textures can drastically reduce global power consumption. Transmitting illumination out of artificial bulbs was a major engineering hurdle due to internal reflection. Researchers found the solution by studying the jagged cuticular geometry of a common glowing insect. Applying this biological structure to human technology increased extraction by over half, proving that the best design solutions often come from the natural world.
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