The bright iridescence from butterfly scales is a result of the combined effects of diffraction and interference of light that originate from hierarchical nanostructures within a particular scale.

The new study, published in the journal Nature Communications, reveals that actin—a protein in butterfly's ...

Andrew Parnell, lead author of the study. “Butterfly scale nanostructures are a powerful way in which to make long-lasting bright colors that don’t fade or become bleached by the ultraviolet ...

Scale bars - 1μm. The Ultra Plus scanning electron microscope is suitable for high-resolution imaging of biological and non-biological specimens. The microscope's charge compensation system allows non ...

Scale bars - 1μm. The Ultra Plus scanning electron microscope is suitable for high-resolution imaging of biological and non-biological specimens. The microscope's charge compensation system allows non ...