The morpho butterfly appears blue but it isn't actually. It looks blue not because of pigment but because of some very fancy scales on its wings. Released on 12/19/2016 ...

Morpho peleides scale image (15kx) taken with a scanning electron microscope. (Ryan Null / UC Berkeley) Some butterfly scales are colored by pigments. But others rely on something called “structural ...

The morpho butterfly flashes perhaps the most stunning blue in the animal kingdom. But here's the weird bit: That's no pigment. It's actually a trick of light, thanks to some fancy nano-level ...

Caterpillar Inc. celebrated its 100th anniversary with a traveling exhibit showcasing the company's history and effect. The stop included a $54,000 donation to Food Finders Food Bank.

Tropical Morpho butterflies are famous for their brilliant iridescent colours, which arise from ordered arrays of scales on their wings. Here we show that the iridescent scales of the Morpho ...

Development of a High‐Performance, Anti‐Fouling Optical Diffuser Inspired by Morpho Butterfly's Nanostructure. Advanced Optical Materials, 2023; DOI: 10.1002/adom.202301086; ...

I once saw a blue Morpho in person on a trip to the Peruvian rainforest. When the insect flies, the blue-brown-blue beat of its wings makes it appear and disappear like a dancer under a strobe light.

Caterpillar Inc., celebrating its 100th anniversary, is emphasizing employee appreciation as a key to its success. The Athens, Georgia plant, employing around 1,100 people, manufactures smaller ...