UofL researchers find use for cicada wings

UofL researchers find use for cicada wings

By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Researchers at the University of Louisville have developed a fabrication technique to efficiently and accurately imitate the nanostructure of cicada wings for potential use as an antimicrobial. Discoveries in nature often inspire scientists to create things that benefit people. For example, the wings of the North American annual cicada – whose distinctive sound heralds the end of summer – are inhospitable to bacteria,…