credit Pete Vukusic, University of Exeter
Four bright blue morpho butterflies show off their color, which comes from interference of light in the nanostructure of their wing scales, not pigments on the wings.
credit Pete Vukusic, University of Exeter
Apparently, butterflies have scales. This image shows the brilliant wing scales of a morpho butterfly (each scale is approximately 0.1 mm long).
credit Pete Vukusic, University of Exeter
Tiny, tiny: The nanostructure associated with the intense blue color of morpho butterfly wings (scale bar 2 micrometers or 0.002 millimeters).
credit L’Oreal
Lips appear both pink and green when a lipstick working off light interference is applied to skin.
credit Dr. Pete Vukusic, University of Exeter
Dr. Vukusic, I presume: Physics professor Pete Vukusic peeks out from behind a selection of butterflies.
credit L’Oreal
A close-up look at the microscopic layers that make up one of L’Oreal’s forthcoming non-pigmented cosmetic products.
