Ideas and Solutions
Final Product - Water Filtration System
The final product of the water filtration system is designed to be used on small streams in nature and at home with water run off from sprinklers and gutters.
The Green Birdwing Butterfly - Solar Panels
The Green Birdwing butterfly has a specific structure of its wings - a honeycomb wing scales absorb more light than a smooth surface (AskNature). Using the butterflies wing structure as inspiration, we can enhance our current solar panel systems to become more efficient and generate more power due to the honeycomb inspired structure of the Green Birdwing butterfly. Additionally, making the structure a super black structure will also provide more power.
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"The wing scales of a green birdwing butterfly help regulate body heat by using a honeycomb structure to enhance black pigments found in the wings." Ask Nature, Biomimicry Institute, https://asknature.org/strategy/wing-scales-aid-thermoregulation/. Accessed 2 April 2021
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"Butterfly Biomimicry." Butterfly Kyodaic, https://butterflykyodaicartoon.blogspot.com/2020/10/butterfly-biomimicry.html. Accessed 6 April 2021.