Physics
Grind up a peacock feather and the blue disappears. There was never any blue in it
5 Sept 2026 · 12 min read
Some of the most intense colours in nature contain no pigment at all. They are produced by structures the size of a wavelength of light — which means the colour is in the geometry, cannot fade, and can be engineered into paint, packaging and banknotes.
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