Scientists now know how the iridescent green scarab beetle‘s shell get its iridescent hue: A molecular arrangement that reflects light, with the reflected light’s magnetic field oriented like a ...

Jeweled beetles’ resplendent shells have physicists green with envy. Intricate arrangements of cells on the beetles’ outer layers manipulate light in a special way, a study published online July 23 in ...

A research team led by the University of Exeter believes an obscure species of beetle could teach industry how to produce brilliant white ultra-thin materials. An obscure species of beetle could teach ...

An obscure species of beetle has shown how brilliant white paper could be produced in a completely new way. A team from Imerys Minerals Ltd. and the University of Exeter has taken inspiration from the ...

It’s a beetle that can withstand bird pecks, animal stomps and even being rolled over by a Toyota Camry. Now scientists are studying what the bug’s crush-resistant shell could teach them about ...

The unusual outer shell of a South American beetle, which can control both the polarization and wavelength of reflected light, could lead to a new breed of tunable micromirrors. A South American ...

Material scientists from Virginia Tech have developed a new surface design that can control and prevent the spread of ice and frost. The patterned surface, inspired by the shells of Namib Desert ...

NEW YORK: It's a beetle that can withstand bird pecks, animal stomps and even being rolled over by a Toyota Camry. Now scientists are studying what the bug’s crush-resistant shell could teach them ...