Birds' dazzling iridescence tied to nanoscale tweak of feather
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The iridescent shimmer that makes birds such as peacocks and hummingbirds so striking is rooted in a natural nanostructure so complex that people are only just beginning to replicate it technologically. The secret to how birds produce these brilliant colors…
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Birds' dazzling iridescence tied to nanoscale tweak of feather
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Set of watercolor bird feathers. Hand drawn illustration 22381102
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Birds' dazzling iridescence tied to nanoscale tweak of feather