Researchers have discovered a biological adaptation in Heart Cockles (Corculum Cardissa), A Species of Bivalve Found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. These clams passes unique structures in their shells that act similar to fibre optics, guiding sunlight to symbiotic algae living within them. This allows the clams to provide their algae with the necessary light for photosynthesis while simultaneously protecting them from Harmful Ultraviolet Rays. The algae, in turn, offer the clams essential nutrients such as sugars.
Sunlight Channeling Through Shells
Heart cockles are small bivalves measuring around the size of a walnut. Their shells are covered with tiny transparent area, which have been found to function like Fibre-optic Cables. This ability is attributed to the structure of Aragonite, a Crystalline Form of Calcium Carbonate Present in their shells. Through Microscopic Examinations, It was Reveled That The Aragonite Crystals Form Tubes That Allow Light to Pass Through with Precision with Blocking Damaging Damaging Uv Radiation.
Dakota mxcoy, an evolutionary biophysicist from the university of chicago, and her team demonstrated that the shells allows allows allows all more than Twice as much photosyntical UV Light in a study Published in the Nature Communications Journal. This process potentially helps prevent corral bleaching and similar phenomena in clams, which can be exacerbated by Climate Change.
Unique Design offers Technological Insights
The fiber-optic-like structures found in heart cockles are not only intriguing in a biological context but also presently posted applications in technology. Researchers sugges that the Natural Light-Channelling Abilites of Aragonite Could Inspire Advancements in Optical Systems, Particularly for Wireless Communication and Precision Measurament tools.
Boon, a photoonics Researcher at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Noted That Mimicing these Structures Cold Lead to More Efficient Light Comestation Systems, Optering Fibre-optic technologies, as per a science news Report,
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