structural color
Hopping Around The Color Spectrum (VIDEO)
Scientists have drawn inspiration from frogs to develop a composite material that can display a wide range of colors.
Seeing A Fossil Insect’s True Colors
What did the wings of a 200-million-year-old insect look like? Shiny and metallic, according to microscopic analyses.
Butterfly Wings Inspire Heart Drug Testing Platform
Scientists in Japan have applied the principles of structural color to a device that could be used to test the effect of drugs on heart cells.
Bird Feathers Inspire A Bright New Blue
A research team in Japan has replicated the unique colors of bird feathers and demonstrated new ways to control how light interacts with materials.
Chameleon-Like Material Changes Color With Temperature
Doping hydrogels of silica with small amounts of black carbon gives them temperature-controllable structural colors.
