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The Chemistry of Color Tests

Posted on September 27, 2020

by Stephanie Mitchelledited by Paige Jarreau Autumn is here, which means summer colors are beginning to fade and many leaves are starting to change from green to red and yellow. Although it’s all around us, …

Posted in Sustainable NanoTagged acid, butterflies, butterfly, cabbage, color, demonstrations, electromagnetic spectrum, flowers, lichen, litmus, Paige Jarreau, pigment, Stephanie Mitchell

Nanostructures in butterfly wings

Posted on November 8, 2019

by Jaya Borgatta A few weeks ago (before it started snowing!) I went on a walk in the garden across the street from the University of Wisconsin chemistry building and saw an abundance of beautiful …

Posted in Sustainable NanoTagged biomimicry, butterflies, butterfly, iridescence, Jaya Borgatta, lotus effect, nanotechnology, superhydrophobic1 Comment

Mimicking Nature’s Nanotechnology: From a butterfly wing to anti-counterfeit technologies

Posted on January 20, 2015

by Merve Doğangün edited by Ariane Vartanian Have you ever wondered where the inspiration behind new technologies comes from? We don’t have to go too far to find out; it is enough to just look …

Posted in Sustainable NanoTagged animals, Ariane Vartanian, biomimicry, butterflies, butterfly, color, iridescence, light, Merve Doğangün1 Comment

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