Explore how the vulturine guinea fowl’s striking blue and white feathers serve more than beauty. From structural coloration ...

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 ...

Creating colour: nanothin clay double layers (DBLs) can generate structural colours. The colour is determined by the distance between the layers, which is modified by altering the clay concentration ...

Researchers have unlocked the genetic code behind some of the brightest and most vibrant colors in nature. The article is the first study of the genetics of structural color -- as seen in butterfly ...

Researchers at the Technical University of Denmark created these images using a new technique of structural color laser printing. Technical University of Denmark You never see a faded peacock. The ...

Structural color, which is the foundation that makes things like a peacock's tail feathers appear iridescent, has been an area of study for scientists as they try to adapt it for use in everyday ...

(Nanowerk News) The world's first 3D printing technology that can be used in transparent displays and AR devices has been developed, which implements the physical phenomenon of chameleon's changing ...

Viburnum titus is a common landscaping plant in Europe and the United States, but its blue fruits hadn't been closely studied until now. Photo by Rox Middleton Sometimes, you can find a scientific ...

The brown alga Sporochnus dotyi reflects shimmering green and blue light when illuminated from above. An example of structural coloring, the effect has been discovered by scuba divers and is not known ...

A new study published today in Animal Behaviour shows for the first time that brilliant iridescence and gloss found in some animals can have a protective function by working as a form of deceptive ...