In desperate need of a more efficient structure for their tiny solar cells, engineers turned to the world’s foremost expert on nanotechnology: Mother Nature. The corneas of flies are the perfect ...

Fruit fly eyes have a different structure than ours do, but they serve similar functions: to detect light from the environment and send that information to the brain. The part of the fly’s brain that ...

For just a few hours, shimmering waves of calcium move through cells in the developing eyes of fruit flies. These spontaneous waves serve a purpose, enabling communication between cells and shaping ...