Since the invention of electric light, life has become more convenient and rich. But electric lamps can only convert a small part of electric energy into visible light, and most of the rest is wasted in the form of heat energy. The heat rays of electric lamps are harmful to people's eyes. So, is there a light source that only emits light without heating? Humans have turned their attention to nature again.
In nature, many creatures can emit light, such as bacteria, fungi, worms, mollusks, crustaceans, insects and fish, and the light emitted by these animals does not produce heat, so it is also called "cold light".
Fireflies are one of many luminous animals. There are about 65,438+0,500 species of fireflies. Their luminescent colors are yellow-green, orange, and their brightness is different. Fireflies emit cold light, which not only has high luminous efficiency, but also is generally soft, suitable for human eyes, and the light intensity is relatively high. Therefore, bioluminescence is an ideal light source for human beings.
Scientists found that the luminous device of fireflies is located in the abdomen. This light emitter consists of three parts: light emitting layer, transparent layer and reflecting layer. There are thousands of luminescent cells in the luminescent layer, all of which contain fluorescein and luciferase. Under the action of luciferase, fluorescein combines with oxidation to emit fluorescence with the participation of intracellular water. The luminescence of fireflies is essentially a process in which chemical energy is converted into light energy.
As early as 1940s, people created fluorescent lamps on the basis of studying fireflies, which greatly changed the lighting sources of human beings. In recent years, scientists first isolated pure fluorescein from fireflies, then isolated luciferase, and then synthesized fluorescein artificially by chemical methods. Biological light source composed of fluorescein, luciferase, ATP (adenosine triphosphate) and water can be used as a flash lamp in mines filled with explosive gas. Because this lamp has no power supply and does not produce magnetic field, it can be used to clear magnetic mines under the irradiation of biological light source.
Now, people can get cold light similar to biological light by mixing some chemicals for safe lighting.
1. Butterflies have a layer of tiny scales on their body surface, which can regulate their body temperature. Whenever the temperature rises and the sun shines directly, the scales automatically open, reducing the radiation angle of the sun, thus reducing the absorption of solar heat energy; When the outside temperature drops, the scales automatically close to the body surface, allowing the sun to shine directly on the scales, thus controlling the body temperature within the normal range.
There is a hump on the camel's back, which looks like a mountain peak. You can't underestimate these humps that store a lot of fat. These fats can prevent camels from dying in desert areas due to lack of water and food.
3. In nature, many creatures can emit light, and fireflies are one of many luminous animals. There are about 65,438+0,500 species of fireflies, and their luminous colors are yellow-green, orange and so on. Fireflies emit cold light, which not only has high luminous efficiency, but also is generally soft, suitable for human eyes, and the light intensity is relatively high. Scientists found that the luminous device of fireflies is located in the abdomen. This light emitter consists of three parts: light emitting layer, transparent layer and reflecting layer. The luminescent layer contains thousands of luminescent substances and luciferase. Under the action of luciferase, fluorescein combines with oxidation to emit fluorescence with the participation of intracellular water. Flies and spaceships
Nasty flies seem to have nothing to do with the grand space cause, but bionics closely connects them.
Flies are notorious "smelly things". They can be seen everywhere and smell bad. Flies have a particularly sensitive sense of smell, and can smell the smell thousands of meters away. But flies don't have noses. What does it rely on to act as a sense of smell? It turns out that the "nose" of flies-olfactory receptors are distributed on a pair of antennae on the head.
Each "nose" has only one "nostril" communicating with the outside world, which contains hundreds of olfactory nerve cells. If the smell enters the nostrils, these nerves will immediately convert the smell stimulus into nerve electrical impulses and send them to the brain. The brain can distinguish substances with different smells according to different nerve electrical impulses generated by substances with different smells. Therefore, the fly's antenna is like a sensitive gas analyzer.
Inspired by this, bionics successfully imitated a very strange small gas analyzer according to the structure and function of the olfactory organs of flies. The probe of this instrument is not metal, but a live fly. A very fine microelectrode is inserted into the olfactory nerve of the fly, and the guided neuroelectric signal is amplified by an electronic circuit and sent to an analyzer; The analyzer can give an alarm as soon as it finds the signal of odorous substances. This instrument has been installed in the cockpit of the spacecraft to detect the composition of the gas in the cabin.
This small gas analyzer can also measure harmful gases in submarines and mines. This principle can also be used to improve the input device of computer and the structural principle of gas chromatography analyzer. 1 Successfully copied a very strange small gas analyzer from the annoying flies. It has been installed in the cockpit of the spacecraft to detect the composition of the gas in the cabin.
2。 From fireflies to artificial luminescence;
3。 Electric fish and volt batteries;
4。 The windward ear of jellyfish imitates the structure and function of jellyfish ear, and designs a storm predictor of jellyfish ear, which can predict the storm 15 hours in advance, which is of great significance to navigation and fishery safety.
5。 According to the visual principle of frog eye, people have successfully developed an electronic frog eye. This kind of electronic frog's eyes can accurately identify objects with specific shapes like real frog's eyes. After installing electronic frog eyes in radar system, the anti-jamming ability of radar is greatly improved. This radar system can quickly and accurately identify aircraft, ships and missiles with specific shapes. In particular, it can distinguish between true and false missiles and prevent false confusion.
Electronic frog eyes are also widely used in airports and traffic arteries. At the airport, it can monitor the take-off and landing of aircraft, and call the police in time if it is found that the aircraft is about to collide. On the main road, you can direct the vehicles to prevent them from colliding.
6。 According to the principle of bat ultrasonic locator, people also copied "Pathfinder" for the blind. This pathfinder is equipped with an ultrasonic transmitter, which blind people can use to find telephone poles, steps, people on bridges, etc. Nowadays, "ultrasonic glasses" with similar functions have also been made.
7。 By simulating the incomplete photosynthetic mechanism of cyanobacteria, a bionic photolysis device was designed to obtain a large amount of hydrogen.
8。 According to the study of human skeletal muscle system and bioelectricity control, a human strength enhancer-walking machine is copied.
9。 The hook of modern crane originated from the claws of many animals.
10。 Corrugated roofs imitate animal scales.
1 1。 Paddles imitate the fins of fish.
12。 Saw mantis arms, or saw grass.
13。 The plants of Xanthium were inspired to invent velcro.
14。 Lobster with keen sense of smell provides people with the idea of making odor detectors.
15。 Gecko toes provide an encouraging prospect for manufacturing reusable adhesive tape.
16。 The colloid formed by shellfish and protein is very strong, and this colloid can be used in everything from surgical suture to ship repair. Modern radar-a radio positioning and ranging device: Scientists have found that bats rely not on eyes, but on an echo positioning system consisting of mouth, throat and ears. Because bats emit ultrasonic waves when flying, they can also detect ultrasonic waves reflected by obstacles. Based on this, scientists have designed a modern radar-a radio positioning and ranging device.
By studying the tiny swimming resistance of dolphins, scientists invented artificial dolphin skin which can improve the speed of torpedoes. And a wheeled vehicle (jumping machine) that imitates kangaroo's movement in the desert.
Inspired by penguins, scientists from the Institute of Zoology of the former Soviet Academy of Sciences designed a new type of car-Penguin brand polar off-road vehicle. The wide bottom of this car is directly attached to the snow surface and supported by a wheel spoon, and the driving speed can reach 50 km/h.