Interestingly, the least colourful Morpho butterfly (Morpho sulkowskyi) is most useful because it provides a broader wavelength bandwidth for the vapour interaction. What types of vapour have you ...

总的来说，水分解是一种很有前途的可持续制氢技术，但主要的挑战是如何快速去除电极表面的气泡以增加氢气产量。受天然生物表面(如Nepenthes peristome和Morpho butterfly的翅膀)的定向流体传输特性的启发，本文展示了一种通过气泡引导电极(即各向异性凹槽微/纳米 ...

Nature’s natural colors can be breathtaking. Tropical birds are famous for their brightly colored feathers, and many fish ...

A group of Osaka University researchers has developed a novel design for daylight window panes inspired by the structure of the Morpho butterfly wings that shine in a brilliant blue. The pane ...

Here, we delve into the realm of entomology to unveil the top five most attractive butterfly variants worldwide. Hailing from ...

But although these films were indeed able to recreate the vivid blue–green colour with a peak at 510 nm, similar to that of the Morpho butterfly, the colour was nevertheless fixed. To achieve ...

Gleaming in the air, the iridescent blue morpho protects itself from predators using the power of light. Native to the rainforests of Mexico, Central America and South America, this bright blue ...

When our first batch of blue morpho butterflies began to emerge from their chrysalises in 2015, we were there to catch the process on film. Each individual butterfly takes only one or two minutes to ...

In this collection, the young Swiss watch brand presents five 37 mm iridescent watches crafted from stainless steel recycled ...

If you know someone who enjoys sparkling water, they'll love the convenience of churning out the fizzy stuff at home -- and ...

In 2006, The Poetry Center launched its first annual Poetry Prize for High School Girls in Massachusetts (open to sophomores and juniors); since then, our contest has expanded into the other New ...

A wildlife charity has declared a national “butterfly emergency” after its annual Big Butterfly Count recorded its lowest ever numbers. The count has been running for 14 years. This year’s ...