linkedin post 2014-12-30 07:26:26
NANOMETER GYROID IRRIDESCENCE. "The majority of butterfly colors are pigmentary. However, scientists have now found out that vibrant green wing colors can also be induced by complex three dimensional crystals – called gyroids ... The gyroid network forms during the butterflies’ cocoon phase and refracts light in the adult insect’s wing." http://www.micronaut.ch/shop/gyroid-structures/ View in LinkedIn