From adaptive wearables to light-based signaling ideas, researchers are exploring what comes next The feathers of a ...

Gemstones like precious opal are beautiful to look at and deceivingly complex. As you look at such gems from different angles ...

The whitening agent has been banned in food products sold in the EU since August 2022, and many US firms are under pressure to remove it.

The development of melanin-based coating combines structural color with water-repellent and self-cleaning properties, emerging as a next-generation coating material. Ever wondered about the brilliant ...

Art and science can seem two opposites on a spectrum. One is creative and interpretive, the other exact and empirical. But an emerging technology known as Pure Structural Colour – dubbed the “boldest, ...

Above -The nanospheres in a methanol suspension have different colors than when applied to a surface as a monolayer. The Kobe University researchers explain, “This is due to the multiple scattering, i ...

A new way of creating color uses the scattering of light of specific wavelengths around tiny, almost perfectly round silicon crystals. This Kobe University development enables non-fading structural ...

As buildings age, the demand for effective monitoring of their structural integrity has grown significantly. A breakthrough in nano-optical sensor technology now enables precise, real-time measurement ...

Comprehensive guidance about the design of permanent bamboo structures has been published by the Institution of Structural ...