Solar Energy and the Super Black in Peacock Spiders

How can the super black color of a peacock spider help us design better and more effective solar-capture devices?

Danish Fulbrighter Nikolaj Mandsberg has helped answer exactly this question in a research project collaboration with American researchers at John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University.

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"A product idea with legs", The Harvard Gazette

July 10, 2019

"Structurally assisted super black in colourful peacock spiders", the Royal Society

Published May 15, 2019

“Engineered microlenses could eventually help prevent glare on eyeglasses or enhance the absorbency and efficiency of solar energy cells.”

"A product idea with legs", The Harvard Gazette

Fulbrighter, Nikolaj Mandsberg

Nikolaj was a Fulbrighter at Harvard University in 2017/2018, and is currently a PhD-student at the Technical University of Denmark.

Read about his Fulbright experience at Harvard.
Mandsberg 2019, Nickolaj Mandsberg, Fulbright, USA, Denmark