New colour-generation mechanism discovered in 'rainbow' weevil

(Yale-NUS College) Researchers from Yale-NUS College and the University of Fribourg in Switzerland have discovered a novel color-generation mechanism in nature, which if harnessed, has the potential to create cosmetics and paints with purer and more vivid hues, screen displays that project the same true image when viewed from any angle, and even reduce the signal loss in optical fibers.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - Category: Biology Source Type: news