Organisms in nature have evolved unique structural colors and stimuli‐responsive functions
for camouflage, warning, and communication over millions of years, which are essential to …

The optics of correlated disordered media is a conceptually rich research topic emerging at
the interface between the physics of waves in complex media and nanophotonics. Inspired …

The extraordinary properties of biological materials often result from their sophisticated
hierarchical structures. Through multilevel and cross-scale structural designs, biological …

The most common and abundant polymer in nature is the linear polysaccharide cellulose,
but processing it requires a new approach since cellulose degrades before melting and …

Inspired by Steller's jay, which displays angle‐independent structural colors, angle‐
independent structurally colored materials are created, which are composed of amorphous …

Humans are a colourful species of primate, with human skin, hair and eye coloration having
been influenced by a great variety of evolutionary forces throughout prehistory. Functionally …

In nature, helical macromolecules such as collagen, chitin and cellulose are critical to the
morphogenesis and functionality of various hierarchically structured materials,,. During …

Many materials in nature change colours in response to stimuli, making them attractive for
use as sensor platform. However, both natural materials and their synthetic analogues lack …

By using an independent self-assembly process that is occasionally controlled by
evaporation, cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) may create films (pure or in conjunction with …

Structural coloration provides a great potential for various applications due to unique optical
properties distinguished from conventional pigment colors. Structural colors are nonfading …