1.0Innovation Discoverieshttps://power2innovate.comadminhttps://power2innovate.com/author/admin/Thin reflective film that mimics butterfly wings can keep cars cool - Innovation Discoveriesrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="2vbeKstZkj"><a href="https://power2innovate.com/thin-reflective-film-that-mimics-butterfly-wings-can-keep-cars-cool/">Thin reflective film that mimics butterfly wings can keep cars cool</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://power2innovate.com/thin-reflective-film-that-mimics-butterfly-wings-can-keep-cars-cool/embed/#?secret=2vbeKstZkj" width="600" height="338" title="“Thin reflective film that mimics butterfly wings can keep cars cool” — Innovation Discoveries" data-secret="2vbeKstZkj" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://power2innovate.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SEI_166305818.jpg1200800Close-up of a Morpho butterfly’s wing Shutterstock/Tomatito A thin film designed to mimic butterfly wings could keep cars cooler when applied to their exterior. Morpho butterflies have wings covered in nanostructures that bounce and bend incoming light to produce a blue colour that is vivid and vibrant when seen from many angles. Inspired by this, …