A butterfly’s wing is covered in hundreds of thousands of tiny scales like miniature shingles on a paper-thin roof. A single scale is as small as a speck of dust yet surprisingly complex, with a ...

Butterfly wings contain hundreds of thousands of tiny microscopic scales, some of which are structured to display color. If you’ve ever touched a butterfly and had some fine powder left behind on your ...

Trials are under way on "Teslagrams" made from tiny fragments of butterfly wings that could put an end to fraud. Trials are under way on "Teslagrams" made from tiny fragments of butterfly wings that ...

To view the wings without damaging the delicate cells, the research team used speckle-correlation reflection phase microscopy. This type of microscopy works by shinning tiny points of light onto a ...

A close-up look at the wings of the Rajah Brooke's birdwing butterfly with a scanning electron microscope reveals tiny structures in their wing scales that trap light so that virtually none escapes.

Any curious kids who have caught a butterfly by hand, only to find their fingers coated in messy powder, have unknowingly brushed off the fluttering insect’s scales. These microscopic plates cover ...

Engineers have continuously observed scales growing and assembling on a butterfly wing for the first time as the developing insect transforms inside its chrysalis. If you brush against the wings of a ...