Scientists Created Colorful Solar Panels to Make Them More Captivating to Onlookers

Medicine & Technology Aug 16, 2022

Solar panels are not only placed on rooftops anymore as some buildings are generating solar energy from all over their facades. Check out how scientists created colorful solar panels to make buildings more attractive.

Uranus and Neptune: These 2 Planets May Have Many Similarities But They Differ in Color; Here’s Why

Jun 01, 2022

Uranus and Neptune are two planets with a lot of similarities. However, they differ in colors. Read on and find out what scientists say about this difference.

Coastal Animals Lose Advantage To Camouflage Due To Artificial Light at Night, Study Claims

Mar 28, 2022

A new study shows that species that camouflage to forage and feed are losing their advantages. Read more about light pollution.

Watch an Inverted Rainbow Hover Above a Palm Tree; How Does a Circumezenithal Arc Form?

Mar 11, 2022

NASA shares a stunning photo of an inverted rainbow that formed due to the presence of ice in the air. Read this article to learn more about how a circumzenithal arc is formed.

Mosquitoes Use Color to Find Hosts Resulting in Diseases Including Dengue Fever

Feb 05, 2022

A new study led by the University of Washington researchers recently showed that common species of mosquitoes, following the detection of telltale gas humans breathe out, are flying towards specific colors.

Pollinators' Color Preference Influences Flowers' Color Signals for Pollination; Flowers Compete Over Bees, Flies via Color Evolution

Sep 03, 2021

Fly pollinators help plants pollinate as much as bees and butterflies do. They sense and use color to shape the types of flowers that are present today.

Black or Latte? Not Your Coffee, but the Universe: Experts Reveal Average Color of Universe

Aug 23, 2021

A study from the past confirmed the true color of the universe, and surprisingly, it is not black.

Tardigrades: Virtually Indestructible Water Bears, Apparently Has No Color Vision

Aug 07, 2021

Tardigrades, those chubby multiple-legged organisms known for being virtually indestructible, apparently see the world in black and white - they have no color vision.

Flowers Use Humidity as Invisible Tactic to Attract Bumblebees for Pollination

Jun 23, 2021

A new study recently showed flowers' invisible tactic to possibly attract their pollinators. It showed that bumblebees, specifically, may use a flower's humidity to tell them about the presence of nectar.

Why Do We See Colors Differently?

Feb 07, 2021

Scientists explain why people sometimes see different colors in an effort to find out what the prime function of color is.

New Study Explains How Plants “See” Blue Light

Jan 05, 2021

Plants have been known to perceive and respond to light in a wide range of the electromagnetic spectrum. Now, a new study specifically notes how plants react to blue light.

New Technology Allows Scientists to Reproduce Famous Painting Using Light

Sep 05, 2020

Novel nanopillars can precisely control color wavelengths to paint a picture. This new technology can be used in optical communication and making paper money that counterfeiters would find challenging to replicate.

Hummingbirds Can See More Colors With Greater Spectrum Than Human Eye: Here’s Why

Jun 16, 2020

Hummingbirds can see colors that people do not because they have four types of color-sensitive cone cells.

Scientists Created New Photoluminescent Compounds That Can Glow In Dark

Mar 01, 2017

From children toys to scientific research elements photoluminescent aka the 'glow in the dark' have a huge application. To compensate the growing demand, scientists from Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University(OIST) found an alternative process to produce photoluminescent chemicals

'Fire' Is The World's First Hair Dye That Changes Color With Temperature

Feb 20, 2017

The color changing hair dye 'Fire' makes its first appearence at the London fashion week. Based on the chemical reactions to temperature, 'Fire' changes its color.