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From a butterfly wing to nanotechnology
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new technology
If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost;
that is where they should be.
Now put the foundations under them.
Henry David Thoreau
High Tide
courtesy of Carolina Aragón
Morpho Butterfly Wing
courtesy of Franziska Schenk
Using blue pearlescent pigments,
the color changes depending on the angle of illumination
Rhetenor Blue Morpho
From a butterfly wing
to nanotechnologies and arts
courtesy of Didier Descouens
Art
courtesy of F. Nijhout, Duke University
F. Schenk
courtesy of Shinya Yoshioka, Osaka University
F. Schenk
Look deep into nature,
and then you will understand everything better
(Albert Einstein)
techn logy
Gyroid
Parides sesostris
courtesy of Micronaut
V. Saranathan et. al. "Structure, Function, and Self-Assembly of Single Network Gyroid (I4<math>_1</math>32) Photonic Crystals in Butterfly Wing Scales" Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., 107, 11676-11681 (2010)
Optical Computers
Solar Cells
Superlens
Science
The best modern silicon cell efficiency is 24%
courtesy of CeCILL and Keith Drake - National Science Foundation Press Release 07-143
The light-enabled microprocessor
courtesy of Glenn Asakawa
subwavelength imaging
Gyroid
Color without pigment
An infinitely-connected triply periodic minimal surface, was conceived in 1970 by by NASA physicist Alan Schoen in his theoretical search for ultra-light, ultra-strong materials for use in space
Photonic crystal
What is color?
Thin-film
courtesy of Didier Descouens
Emerald Swallowtail butterfly
(Papilio palinurus)
Structural coloration through selective mirrors
Anti-counterfeit technologies
courtesy of Nanotech Security Corp.
distinctive authentification mark
courtesy of Chiswick Chap
courtesy of Christopher Summers, Georgia Institute of Technology
Color-change chemical sensors
Color without pigment
shimmering cosmetics
High-performance electronic displays
Color without pigment
iridescent effects
Mirasol display by Qualcomm
courtesy of www.nanosupermarket.org
Color without pigment
Morphotex fabric
created using nanotechnology
Alcohol fills up the spaces between the tiny nanostructures, so they reflect green light.
- sensing emissions,
- monitoring food safety
- testing of water purity