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March 02, 2011
Colour without pigments: Interference
I
nterference
describes the appearance of colours without the existence of pigments. Instead, colour is created by multiple layers of light. A great variety of species in nature, metals and chemicals show this phenomenon.
The gemstone Labradorite
Mother of Pearl
Moonstone
Butterfly wings
...and the colibri, too....
Soap bubbles
Different butterflies reflect different colours
Video + text by
The Naked Scientist
(english)
Video about interference in general by Universität Heidelberg
(german)
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