Mimicking nature A material designed to mimic a quirky iridescent patch on a butterfly's wing may help prevent counterfeiting, say US engineers. The 'photonic' material, so called because it affects ...

OSAKA, Japan, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Japanese scientists say a butterfly's wing has inspired a nanobiocomposite material that shows promise for use in making wearable electronic devices. The new material ...

To stop identity thieves and counterfeiters, a group of researchers is looking for inspiration from an unlikely source: butterflies. In order to attract a mate, the male Pierella luna butterfly of ...

Two metal-and-fabric butterflies that marked the gates of Expo ’74 will be saved and moved to a new location in Riverfront Park after a group of local residents pressed for their preservation. The ...

One of the iconic Expo ’74 butterflies has now returned to Spokane’s Riverfront Park. Several of the steel and fabric butterflies were created by artist Eric Grohe for when the world’s fair came to ...

Much like solar farms use mirrors to concentrate sunlight onto solar cells, large white butterflies use their wings to direct sunlight onto their bodies before flight. Butterfly wings are both highly ...