The yellow and brown stripes on the abdomen produce a photo-voltaic effect. The brown shell has grooves in it that split sunlight into diverging beams. The yellow stripe has pinhole depressions, in it containing a pigment called Xanthopterin. The pinhole traps the light and the pigment converts the light into electricity.
"You think you know the difference between a hero and a coward Mike? Well, there's no difference between a hero and a coward in what they feel. It's what they do that makes them different. The hero and the coward feel exactly the same but you have the discipline to do what a hero does and to keep yourself from doing what the coward does." - Cus D'Amato
Wednesday, 26 March 2014
Renewable energy from Hornets? Fact 02
Scientists from Tel Aviv University discovered that the Oriental Hornet can generate electricity from the Sun!
The yellow and brown stripes on the abdomen produce a photo-voltaic effect. The brown shell has grooves in it that split sunlight into diverging beams. The yellow stripe has pinhole depressions, in it containing a pigment called Xanthopterin. The pinhole traps the light and the pigment converts the light into electricity.
The yellow and brown stripes on the abdomen produce a photo-voltaic effect. The brown shell has grooves in it that split sunlight into diverging beams. The yellow stripe has pinhole depressions, in it containing a pigment called Xanthopterin. The pinhole traps the light and the pigment converts the light into electricity.
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