Could a plant guide the design of next-generation solar panels?

https://techxplore.com/news/2024-08-generation-solar-panels.html

"based on leaves of Macodes petola jewel orchid thriving in low-light conditions...  have dome-like cells capturing >3X as much light as those of ordinary plants, and share that light with neighboring cells... silk-protein-based biomaterial flexible solar panels... domes spread light over leaf surface allowing also for non-directly illuminated cells to benefit with overall higher photoconversion efficiency... also mimics the curves and floppiness of the leaves, for greater access to light and ability to distribute light across the leaf"

Related: Leaf-like solar concentrators promise major boost in solar efficiency
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-08-leaf-solar-major-boost-efficiency.html

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