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Tag Archives: METAL
Why is spider silk so strong? Can we scale it up?
Written by Joe Ballenger Hi, I’m on a Lego League team with my school and we are wanting to know more about spiders for our research project. Some questions I hope you can help us with are, what makes a … Continue reading →
Posted in Chemistry, Culture, Ecology, Economics, Physiology, Research, Uncategorized
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Tagged Aerial Silk, Art, Biochemistry, biomechanics, Biomimetics, Culture, Legos, Materials Science, METAL, Performance Art, Physics, Predator, Science, Silk, Spider, Spiders, Sticky, Structural Biology
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Striking Gold: Why Are Butterfly Chrysalises Gold?
Written by Nancy Miorelli Many butterfly chrysalises glimmer in the sunlight with golden studs or gold leafing. Rather than looking like something living, these delicate pupa decorate the surrounding foliage like miniature ornaments. Their beauty and stunning brilliance has been … Continue reading →
Posted in Developmental Biology, Ecology, Physiology
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Tagged Butterfly, carotenoids, Chrysalis, Development, gold, METAL, pigment, Pupa, silver, structural color, structure
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