Pearls and bird feathers inspire simpler method for producing structural colors

November 2, 2026 · 2:40 pm 1 sources

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• Pearls and bird feathers inspire simpler method for producing structural colors
  Phys.org · November 2, 2026 14:40
  Colors in nature are not always produced by pigments. Pearls, bird feathers, butterfly wings and opals display brilliant colors through the interaction of light with microscopic structures, a phenomenon known as structural color.