Authenticating products and documents with security inks is vital to global commerce,
security and health. Lanthanide complexes are widely used in luminescent security inks …

From small molecules to entire organisms, evolution has refined biological structures at the
nanoscale, microscale and macroscale to be chiral—that is, mirror dissymmetric. Chirality …

Through the use of the limited materials palette, optimally designed micro-and
nanostructures, and tightly regulated processes, nature demonstrates exquisite control of …

Liquid crystals play an important role in biology because the combination of order and
mobility is a basic requirement for self-organisation and structure formation in living systems …

Literature Cited to accompany Animal Communication, 2e Page 1 Principles of Animal
Communication, Second Edition Jack W. Bradbury and Sandra L. Vehrencamp Chapter 14 …

Animal Eyes provides a comparative account of all known types of eye in the animal
kingdom, outlining their structure and function with an emphasis on the nature of the optical …

This work reports on the structural and photophysical characterization of D 4-symmetrical
octanuclear circular LnIII helicates,[(R)-or (S)-iPr-Pybox] 8 (LnIII) 8 (THP) 8 (where Ln= Eu …

Polarized light is a pervasive influence in our world—and scientists and engineers in a
variety of fields require the tools to understand, measure, and apply it to their advantage …

Throughout their lives animals must complete many tasks, including finding food, avoiding
predators, attracting mates, and navigating through a complex and dynamic environment …

Two photon polymerisation using direct laser writing is a burgeoning field of research, with
recent focus being placed on bringing added value to microstructures, by incorporating soft …