The transparent surfaces on certain animals ... to solve the mystery of this unstudied phenomenon, scanning the butterfly's wings via an electron microscope. The study identified the irregular ...

"So we asked the question, what is the actual developmental basis of how they create their transparent wings?" Butterfly wings are known for their colorful patterns, created by tiny, overlapping ...

Patterns of tiny bumps on this South American butterfly’s wings allow it to appear completely transparent. Now, engineers have mimicked these nanostructures in an eye implant for people with ...

Inspired by tiny nanostructures on transparent butterfly wings, engineers at Caltech have developed a synthetic analogue for eye implants that makes them more effective and longer-lasting.

Breakthrough article reveals multiple mechanisms for wing transparency in butterflies and moths; shows that wing transparency has evolved multiple times in lepidopterans. Butterflies and moths ...

Most butterflies sport colorful, eye-catching patterns on their wings. But some species, like the glasswing butterfly, use mostly transparent wings to hide in plain sight. Transparency is the ...

Butterfly wings can contain as many as 600 scales per ... Some species have semi-transparent structural scales with ridges on the surface which can cause light to refract as it passes through ...

Butterfly wings often have a layer of pigment that ... What exactly would have to change in those tiny transparent structures to make a dull-looking butterfly brilliant? And how many generations ...

Immortal jellyfish is famed for its ability to reverse ageing. This jellyfish is transparent, making it early invisible and ...

Nanostructures inspired by transparent butterfly wings help eye implants function better and safely avoid biofouling. Inspired by tiny nanostructures on transparent butterfly wings, engineers at ...

or sometimes the entire wing itself, are actually transparent. Many aquatic organisms, including jellies and fish, are transparent. But transparent butterfly and moth wings are so arresting that ...