Quick Take Shatters the pigment myth: structural coloration crafts the vivid blue feathers, produced by microscopic feather ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The vibrant blue of a morpho butterfly's wings doesn't come from pigments but from light interacting with microscopic structures on its surface. This phenomenon – structural color ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

In a step towards developing advanced materials for functional coatings, a research group has developed a technology that combines structural color coating with super water-repellent properties. The ...