Butterfly wing material is somewhat like spider silk, ... (KAIST) are reporting success in replicating the reflective properties of the insects’ wings, using tiny glass beads.

New superomniphobic glass soars high on butterfly wings using machine learning. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2019 / 07 / 190711114849.htm.

Glass for technologies like displays, tablets, laptops, smartphones, and solar cells need to pass light through, but could benefit from a surface that repels water, dirt, oil, and other liquids.