Los índices de refracción de gradiente permiten el color estructural de los calamares e inspiran materiales

Georgii Bogdanov1, Aleksandra Anna Strzelecka1, Nikhil Kaimal1

  • 1Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|June 26, 2025
PubMed
Resumen

Los calamares usan células especiales con perfiles de índice de refracción únicos para cambiar de color dinámicamente. Este descubrimiento inspira nuevos materiales ópticos sintonizables para camuflaje y tecnologías avanzadas.

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