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The same, but better

Teri W. Odom ()
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Teri W. Odom: Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA.

Nature, 2013, vol. 496, issue 7443, 40-41

Abstract: Moving beyond mimicry, biologically inspired artificial materials can be simpler in design yet more powerful in function than their natural analogues. A tropical fruit seed serves as a guide to making new photonic elements.

Date: 2013
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