These “Ants” Use Ultrablack to Warn Predators — and Stay Cool
Velvet ants, actually flightless wasps, boast an ultrablack exoskeleton thanks to dense nanostructures.
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Butterfly wings inspire ultra-sensitive infrared thermal imaging
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Meet the nanobamas
Meet the world's tiniest portraits of an elected president ever; meet the nanobamas. Each 'Obama' is made up of about ...
Nanostructures give butterflies wonderful colours
Butterflies have fascinated people for as long as we can remember; the beauty of their wings is known to just ...
