Rob Gutro

NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center
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These images taken with a scanning electron microscope show details of a new absorber that is enabling observations by the High-Resolution Airborne Wideband Camera-plus, or HAWC+, a new SOFIA instrument. The 'spikes' were inspired by the structure of a moth's eye.
Moth's Eye Inspires Critical New Component
A moth's eye contains a very fine array of small tapered cylindrical protuberances.
Dec 21st, 2016
An engineer in a cleanroom looks at one of the sunshield layers that shows a grid pattern of 'rip-stops.'
Complex Engineering Behind Sunshield
The five-layer sunshield is a complex and innovative feat of material science and engineering.
Jun 24th, 2016