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Blue iridescence: Morpho didius
The blue iridescence of the Morpho didius is produced by interference effects caused by the interaction of daylight and the structure of the insect's wings. Now Nanotech Security wants to introduce technology based on the effect for banknote security. Credit: Archaeodontosaurus (Didier Descouens)/Wikimedia Commons.
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