Insect eyes inspire new solar cell design from Stanford

Insect eyes inspire new solar cell design from Stanford 09/07/2017 10:40 AM EDT Packing tiny solar cells together, like micro-lenses in the compound eye of an insect, could help scientists overcome a major roadblock to the development of perovskite photovoltaics. The new compound solar cell is described in a study by Stanford researchers. Full story at http://news.stanford.edu/2017/08/31/new-solar-cell-inspired-insect-eyes/ Source Stanford University This is an NSF News From the Field item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111