How Bees helped engineers solve flaw regarded as Solar panels’ biggest shortcoming

Engineers have reportedly developed a new solar panel design inspired by the hexagonal honeycomb built by bees, offering a potential solution to one of the technology's biggest limitations. Conventional solar panels lose a significant amount of energy when sunlight strikes them at an angle, as much of the light is reflected away instead of being absorbed. As reported by The Pulse, the newly developed three-dimensional concave structure redirects reflected light back into the panel, allowing it to be captured. Researchers say the bee-inspired design could significantly improve solar panel efficiency without the need for expensive sun-tracking systems.Honeycomb geometry ‘helped’solve solar panel’s biggest shortcomingTraditional solar panels are flat and generate the most electricity when sunlight falls directly on their surface around midday.