Those pesky butterfly wings which can make our weather so chaotic might be able to benefit solar energy research:
http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/solar-energy-from-butterfly-wings/ " Everyone believing in clean and green energy knows its drawbacks. Those working on improving solar energy want to improve solar cells' light harvesting efficiency. So that more and more solar light can be converted into energy. Well, the help may come from butterflies' wings! A butterfly's wing can help us enhancing the solar power efficiency. Butterfly wings have scales that act as tiny solar collectors. Researchers from China and Japan are working on designing more efficient solar cells while taking inspiration from the butterfly wings. If successful, this discovery may lead to powering homes, businesses and other applications in the future. " <more>
