Materials coloured like a peacock
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월요일, 1월 25, 2021
Chemist Michinari Kohri of Chiba University in Japan reviewed the latest research on these 'melanin-mimetic materials' and their potential applications for the journal Science and Technology of Advanced Materials.
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- Chemist Michinari Kohri of Chiba University in Japan reviewed the latest research on these 'melanin-mimetic materials' and their potential applications for the journal Science and Technology of Advanced Materials.
- Scientists are developing materials inspired by the structural colours in a peacock's feathers.
- (Credit: Takashi Tsujino)
Melanin and melanin-like compounds absorb some of the light that is scattered from the microstructures within materials. - Scientists are looking for ways to mimic these so-called 'structural colour' changes of living organisms in synthetic materials.