Thursday, 22 February 2024

Leafhopper Brochosomes: Nanoparticles Inspiring Future Materials

Grayscale scanning-electron microscope image of dozens of leafhopper brochosomes. Each brochosome is roughly round in shape, with a lattice-like surface featuring wide pentagonal or hexagonal holes separated by thin walls. Through the holes the brochomes appear hollow in the center. A scale bar at bottom left is about 1.5 times as wide as one brochsome.

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They look like microscopic soccer balls, but they give leafhopper insects a highly water-repellent, anti-reflective coating. Get a closer look at brochosomes and the latest research into how their properties could one day be emulated in human-made materials. [Read more]

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