Birds' dazzling iridescence tied to nanoscale tweak of feather

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…

Birds' Dazzling Iridescence Tied to Nanoscale Tweak of Feather

Plumage iridescence is associated with distinct feather microbiota

Birds' dazzling iridescence tied to nanoscale tweak of feather structure - High Meadows Environmental Institute, Bird Feathers

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Birds' dazzling iridescence tied to nanoscale tweak of feather structure - High Meadows Environmental Institute, Bird Feathers

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