computer simulation of the nanostructure of a cicada-wing-like surface (IMAGE)

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computer simulation of the nanostructure of a cicada-wing-like surface

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A computer simulation of the nanostructure of a cicada-wing-like surface. Parts of the lipid bilayer of a bacterial cell wall are interacting with the nanopillars.

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Image courtesy of Jan-Michael Carrillo/ Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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