Optoelectronic devices with unconventional form factors, such as flexible and stretchable
light-emitting or photoresponsive devices, are core elements for the next-generation human …

The diverse vision systems found in nature can provide interesting design inspiration for
imaging devices, ranging from optical subcomponents to digital cameras and visual …

Animals can learn about the outside world in many ways, and the visual organ is a key
organ for acquiring information about the outside world. With the continuous development of …

The natural compound eye system has many outstanding properties, such as a more
compact size, wider-angle view, better capacity to detect moving objects, and higher …

While basic research on animal coloration is the theme of this special edition, here we
highlight its applied significance for industry, innovation and society. Both the nanophotonic …

The compound eyes of insects can extract the heading by sensing multi-directional
polarization information. Inspired by this, the integration with bionic eye polarization …

Limited by the planar imaging structure, the commercial camera needs to introduce
additional optical elements to compensate for the curved focal plane to match the planar …

Compound eyes exhibit compelling vision schemes due to their unique visual
ultrastructures. Here, a biologically inspired ultrathin contact imager (BUCI) for high …

Broadband photodetectors are of great significance in a wide variety of technologically
important areas. Inspired by bionics, insect cornea-mimicking microstructures could reduce …

The application of natural‐inspired ideas and concepts in the development of technology
solutions is termed as biomimetics.“Learning from nature” is a shorthand, ie, nickname, for …