A new anti-reflective coating inspired by the compound lenses in moth eyes could help boost the efficiency of solar cells and sharpen the view of image sensors. Nature provides an alternative design strategy for an affordable, broadband antireflective coating. Nocturnal moths navigate under the dim light of the moon and stars thanks to eyes made of arrays of microsized lenses called ommatidia, which are further patterned with dome-shaped nanostructures.

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