To stop identity thieves and counterfeiters, a group of researchers is looking for inspiration from an unlikely source: butterflies. In order to attract a mate, the male Pierella luna butterfly of ...

A paper by Kazan Federal University's Sergey Kharintsev appeared in Optics Letters. The research was supported by a Russian Science Foundation's grant under the title "Synthesis and research of a new ...

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The butterfly Pierella luna appears to change color because of the microstructure of its wings, which feature slightly curved scales. The butterfly Pierella luna appears to change color because of the ...