Natalie Neal

Nov 24, 2024 | nature.com | Natalie Neal |Kailash Arole |Peter Stevenson |Micah Green

AbstractStructural color arises from light scattering rather than organic pigments and can be found in Nature, such as in bird feathers and butterfly wings. Synthetic materials can mimic Nature by leveraging materials with contrasting optical characteristics by controlling each materials’ spatial arrangement in a heterostructure.