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 ...

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, ...

The fabrication of vibrant structural color coatings utilizing un-processed natural minerals and ceramic powders via electron beam evaporation. The image illustrates the transformation of raw mineral ...

What's more, regular ol' paint tends to fade, requiring resprays to the tune of up to 455 L (120 gal) of paint and US$200,000. These new structural color inks won't fade at all, so while they'll ...

Structural colors, like those found in some butterflies' wings, birds' feathers and beetles' backs, resist fading because they don't absorb light like dyes and pigments. However, the iridescence that ...

Chiral-structural-color materials produce color through microscopic structures that interact with light rather than through ...

A Japanese research team from Chiba University created a technique that combines structural color coating with extremely water-repellent qualities as a first step in creating advanced materials for ...

Debashis Chanda, a professor and researcher in the NanoScience Technology Center of University of Central Florida, was inspired by butterflies to develop the first eco-friendly, multicolor, and ...

A surface displays structural colors when light is reflected by tiny, regular structural elements in a transparent material. Researchers have now developed a method to make structural colors from ...