Electronics

Butterfly-wing structural colour, cuttlefish skin, moth-eye anti-glare and firefly LEDs — twelve biological structures …

The archerfish shoots precisely aimed jets of water at insects sitting on vegetation above the water — the biology …

Cuttlefish change skin color and pattern within milliseconds using three layers of specialized cells — the biology …

The Morpho butterfly's brilliant iridescent blue color contains no blue pigment — the biology behind structural color …

Corneal nanostructures on moth eyes form a gradient refractive index that eliminates surface — the biology behind …

Detects infrared radiation (body heat) from prey using pit organs containing a thin membrane just 15 — the biology …

Brittlestars have no eyes, yet they can change color and seek shade in response to light changes — the biology behind …

Produces light via bioluminescence with near-100% efficiency — the biology behind high-efficiency LED coatings.

Changes skin color, texture, and pattern in milliseconds using chromatophores, papillae — the biology behind adaptive …

Hierarchical branching networks in leaves deliver water and nutrients to every cell within 1-2 cells — the biology …

Single-celled algae build intricate silica shells (frustules) with species-specific nanoscale pore patterns — the …

Uses its oversized hollow bill — a foam-filled composite of keratin tiles over a closed-cell bone — the biology behind …

Rapidly shifts skin color through active tuning of iridophore crystal lattice spacing — the biology behind …