This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Daniel Brown, Lecturer in Astronomy, Nottingham Trent ...

When you look up at the blue sky overhead or gaze across the seemingly endless expanse of a blue ocean, you might think that the color blue is common in nature. But among all the hues found in rocks, ...

Animals sculpt the optical properties of their tissues at the nanoscale to give themselves “structural colors.” New work is piecing together how they do it. Peacocks, panther chameleons, scarlet ...

SEATTLE — Scientists at the University of Washington say they've discovered a better way to manage our circadian rhythms by capturing the unique colors of the rising and setting sun. They developed a ...

Team develops a flexible and stretchable device capable of omnidirectional color wavelength control. A team at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), spearheaded by Professor Su Seok ...

a) Illustration of the omnidirectional wavelength-tunable color device featuring a mechanochromic chiral liquid crystal elastomer (CLCE) and an electrically deformable dielectric elastomer actuator ...