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71. mirasol™ display technology
"Qualcomm's mirasol displays bring living color to technology by applying one of nature's most remarkable innovations-the butterfly's wings. These highly developed structures reflect light so that specific wavelengths interfere with each other to ...
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Fossil leaf beetle found after 600,000 years, still has its structural color: http://bit.ly/c9U0xH
73. Sherry
Fossil leaf beetle found after 600,000 years, still has its structural color: http://bit.ly/c9U0xH
74. Skeleton provides support: sponges
"In nature, the [dispersal strut] scheme is commoner but still far from widespread--the clearest example, noted in chapter 19, is the spicular skeleton of sponges, in which tiny rigid elements are laced together by collagen (fig 19.7). And there a...
75. Trusses provide support: Cholla cactus
"Some cacti (such as the cholla), though, have supportive columns of branched and rejoining struts--trusses in the form of hollow cylinders with perforated walls." (Vogel 2003:437-438)
76. Rod-like reinforcements provide strength: plants
"Figure 5: Part of a stem of a robust grass, in cross section. Here mechanical strength of the stem is provided by the vascular bundles set in a matrix of thinner-walled cells, rather like rod reinforcements. Each vascular bundle has an outer shea...
77. Fibers reinforce hydrostatic skeletons: sunflowers
"With few exceptions, nature uses the second arrangement of fibers for her internally pressurized, water-filled cylinders. These structures (often termed 'hydrostatic skeletons' or 'hydroskeletons' as well as 'hydrostats') have helical reinforcing...
78. Bees use illumination and reflectance as cues.
“Bees correctly use the intensity and chromaticity of illumination as a cue to guide them to target colors by assessing the spectral relationships between a floral target and its background. Bees use illumination as a source of information for o...
79. Cuticle is hard and stiff: jewel beetle
"The arthropod cuticle is a remarkable and versatile biological material commonly composed of chitin and proteins. Lessons can be learned from the way it is adapted to fit its functions. The larval jewel beetle, Pseudotaenia frenchi, demonstrates ...
80. Platelets reflect light: bobtail squid
"The identification and characterization of the reflectins confirm that, although the majority of animal reflective tissues are composed of purine platelets, cephalopod reflector platelets are proteinaceous. Reflectins, a protein family with skewe...
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