fabrics and cosmetics. A new study has revealed that the stunning iridescent wings of the tropical blue Morpho butterfly could expand the range of innovative technologies. Scientific lessons ...

but also has inspired a new biomimetic fabric that refracts light like the butterfly’s wings. It’s just one of the eco-friendly future fabrics. According to the Biomimetic Design blog ...

Different fabrics also have different optical signatures ... It’s the same basic phenomenon that gives butterfly wings their shimmer. The preform is heated and then mechanically pulled—a bit like ...

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Different fabrics also have different optical signatures ... It's the same basic phenomenon that gives butterfly wings their shimmer. The preform is heated and then mechanically pulled—a ...

A BUTTERFLY’S WINGS can have many jobs besides keeping the insect aloft. They may be called on to attract mates, to warn potential predators to stay away, to mimic other animals or even to ...

Butterfly wings are covered by thousands of microscopic ... Often people think they are fabric and appear very surprised when they find out they are the scales which look like dust which they ...

Here’s how it works. A butterfly species equipped with tiny ears on its wings can distinguish between high and low pitch sounds, possibly as a way to listen in on nearby birds, new research ...