Side-blotched lizards in most of the Mojave Desert have tan and brown markings that blend in well with their desert surroundings. On the Pisgah Lava Flow, however, one finds a very different population of side-blotched lizards, ...
Evolution
Sep 6, 2018
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(Phys.org) —Rice University researchers have created a CMOS-compatible, biomimetic color photodetector that directly responds to red, green and blue light in much the same way the human eye does.
Nanophysics
Aug 25, 2014
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(Phys.org)—Crabs living half-a-mile down in the ocean, beyond the reach of sunlight, have a sort of color vision combining sensitivity to blue and ultraviolet light. Their detection of shorter wavelengths may give the crabs ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 6, 2012
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Glitter is the bane of every parent and primary school teacher. But beyond its general annoyance factor, it's also made of toxic and unsustainable materials, and contributes to plastic pollution.
Materials Science
Nov 11, 2021
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Scientists discovered a new enigmatic species of ant coming from the Philippines. Cardiocondyla pirata or the pirate ant engages the imagination with a bizarre pigmentation pattern that has no equivalent worldwide. The female ...
Plants & Animals
May 21, 2013
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Larry Gilbert got hooked on observing butterflies when he was a just a kid.
Plants & Animals
Mar 1, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Harvard University are moving closer to answering some age-old questions. How did the leopard get its spots? How did the zebra get its stripes?
Biotechnology
Feb 24, 2011
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A new technology, which creates a rainbow of optical colors with ultra-thin layers of silicon, has been recently demonstrated by a research group at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH).
Optics & Photonics
Mar 24, 2015
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While nanocrystals offer color tunability and are used in various technologies, achieving different colors requires using different nanocrystals for each color, and dynamic switching between colors has not been possible.
Nanomaterials
Aug 3, 2023
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Lately, the hallways at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore have been filled with a few more smiles than usual.
Astronomy
Jul 11, 2022
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