The abilty of peacock mantis shrimp to see circularly polarized light has inspired engineers to develop technology that may improve CDs and DVDs.
The future of CD and DVD technology may be found in the eyes of peacock mantis shrimp, an international team of engineers recently reported.
The shrimp are one of the few animals in the world that are able to see circularly polarized light, the type of light used to make 3-D movies.
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