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Strategy: Complex structures focus reflected light: lobster


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rattlefish
over 2 years ago
Very interesting strategy for building daylighting for LEED.
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amarkov
over 3 years ago
Thank you. I really appreciate the attention. The new picture is great. :-)
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Sherry
over 3 years ago
Hi Alexander, I just responded via email to a request you sent through the Biomimicry Institute. Our graphics design person just found a good site explaining this. See http://www.src.le.ac.uk/projects/lobster/ov_optics.htm.

Here is the portion of the cited reference that has an illustration:
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.harunyahya.com/images_books/images_designinnature/shema_lobster_eye.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.harunyahya.com/designinnature0.php&usg=__6mfSozZBlfdhg-GkswQBV2cq3l8=&h=211&w=429&sz=23&hl=en&start=36&sig2=NXhyk

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emily
over 3 years ago
This website has several diagrams and images that I found useful http://www.src.le.ac.uk/projects/lobster/ov_optics.htm/
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amarkov
over 3 years ago
how about use the eye structure to make solar cookers. Is there any structural data/ imaging for these eyes?
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