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nanomaterials
Color-changing coatings ready for the big time
1 min read ·
Sat, Nov 19 2016
News
applied mathematics
nanomaterials
light
electrical engineering
The dazzling colors of peacock feathers arise from the physical interaction of light with biological nanostructures. Researchers have discovered how to exploit this natural trickery known as structural coloration into a large-scale printing technology that produces lightweight and ultraresistant coatings in any color desirable.
