The Week In Technology, April 10-14, 2023

nanoisland colorant

Nanoislands are deposited on an aluminum mirror then broken into flakes to produce the colorant.

Credit: University of Central Florida
Structural Color Promises Ultralight Paint Researchers have developed an ultra-lightweight paint that mimics how the iridescent colors of butterflies are created through the scattering of light by nanostructures in their wings. The mechanism is known as structural color and differs from how the...

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