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Bio-Inspired Photonics Comes Full Circle

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Design at the intersection of light and nature leads to discoveries that benefit biomedical applications.

VALERIE C. COFFEY, SCIENCE WRITER, [email protected]

Nothing compares with nature’s ability to design complex biological organisms and structures, refined by eons of evolution. Natural design has inspired scientists for centuries to try to imitate natural phenomena such as the sticky grip of a gecko, the camouflage of an octopus or the flight of a bird. Similarly, bio-inspired photonics extracts inspiration from the way organisms interact with light, applying it to photonics technology and manmade systems, perhaps using different materials, architectures or configurations. In the early 1800s, the invention of the microscope inspired...Read full article

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    Published: January 2018
    FeaturesLaserslensesBiophotonicsValerie Coffey

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