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Spider webs are practically everywhere in nature where birds exist. But scientists noticed webs go unharmed from birds in flight, while many windows (unfortunately) do not. So scientists from the Biomimicry 3.8 Institute looked to Orb weaver spiders’ webs, which build their webs with ultraviolet (UV) silk. They found that it has reflective properties that protect the web. This led to the invention of the ORNILUX® Bird Protection Glass, which has a UV-reflective coating that mimics the ultraviolet thread patterns found in Orb spider webs.
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