Light-bending Secrets of the Peacock
Researchers at Fudan University in Shanghai have figured out where all those colours in a peacock’s tail come from.
Scientific American: Scientists Unravel Peacock’s Beauty Secrets
Sarah Graham, Scientific AmericanThe researchers used numerical simulations to show that the different lattice patterns found in the barbules shift the light waves that pass through them to produce the tail’s vibrant blues, greens, yellows and browns. “The strategies for color production in peacock feathers,” they conclude, “are very ingenious and rather simple.”
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Posted to Little-known Facts • 2003.10.14 (Tue) • 14:53
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