Chapter 1
The secret of the night flyer
Chapter 2
Physics of the perfect cloak
Chapter 3
Night vision and deep space
YOUR GOAL
Master of How moth eyes revolutionized the way we see in the dark
Ch 1 · The secret of the night flyer
007skaty Tiny nanometer-scale pillars cover the individual optical units of compound eyes.
007skaty Moth Eye Nanostructures
Moth eye magic, moth eye magic, No reflection in the dark!
007skaty Individual optical units called ommatidia feature arrays of 200-to-300-nanometer pillars that interact with light in unique, non-reflective ways.
007skaty Physiologist C. G. Bernhard holds a specialized moth eye infrared lens in a studio.
BETA
007skaty Spy on hidden moths to discover how their eyes inspire advanced infrared lenses.
Fun Fact
Moth eye invisibility: A moth's eye reflects less than 0.1% of light, making it far less reflective than even the clearest human-made glass.
Glossary
moth (noun)
A mostly nocturnal insect with feathery antennae and a stout body. In 2016, NASA modeled advanced infrared sensors on the nonreflective eye structures of this nocturnal insect.
A mostly nocturnal insect with feathery antennae and a stout body. In 2016, NASA modeled advanced infrared sensors on the nonreflective eye structures of this nocturnal insect.