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Synthetic opals show their colours

Nature News: A material that can readily switch between a rainbow of colours has cleared a key hurdle to commercialisation, according to a group of entrepreneurial chemists.

The developers of 'photonic ink' (P-Ink) say that the material could be used in electronic books or advertising displays.

 

Posted by Physics Today on December 29, 2008 10:04 AM |

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