#Researchers mimic nature for fast, colorful 3-D printing
“#Researchers mimic nature for fast, colorful 3-D printing” Inspired by nature, Illinois researchers developed synthetic structure-based color materials – like those found in chameleon skin — for polymer inks used in 3D printing. Credit: Diao Research Group. Brilliantly colored chameleons, butterflies, opals—and now some 3-D-printed materials—reflect color by using nanoscale structures called photonic crystals. A…