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| Title |
Rainbow peacock spiders inspire miniature super-iridescent optics
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| Published in |
Nature Communications, December 2017
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| DOI | 10.1038/s41467-017-02451-x |
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| Authors |
Bor-Kai Hsiung, Radwanul Hasan Siddique, Doekele G. Stavenga, Jürgen C. Otto, Michael C. Allen, Ying Liu, Yong-Feng Lu, Dimitri D. Deheyn, Matthew D. Shawkey, Todd A. Blackledge |
| Abstract |
Colour produced by wavelength-dependent light scattering is a key component of visual communication in nature and acts particularly strongly in visual signalling by structurally-coloured animals during courtship. Two miniature peacock spiders (Maratus robinsoni and M. chrysomelas) court females using tiny structured scales (~ 40 × 10 μm2) that reflect the full visual spectrum. Using TEM and optical modelling, we show that the spiders' scales have 2D nanogratings on microscale 3D convex surfaces with at least twice the resolving power of a conventional 2D diffraction grating of the same period. Whereas the long optical path lengths required for light-dispersive components to resolve individual wavelengths constrain current spectrometers to bulky sizes, our nano-3D printed prototypes demonstrate that the design principle of the peacock spiders' scales could inspire novel, miniature light-dispersive components. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 56 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 21% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 7% |
| Italy | 3 | 5% |
| Belgium | 3 | 5% |
| Australia | 2 | 4% |
| Japan | 1 | 2% |
| Canada | 1 | 2% |
| Mauritius | 1 | 2% |
| China | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 27 | 48% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 43 | 77% |
| Scientists | 12 | 21% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 111 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 111 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 25 | 23% |
| Researcher | 21 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 15 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 5% |
| Other | 14 | 13% |
| Unknown | 23 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 16 | 14% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 15 | 14% |
| Physics and Astronomy | 11 | 10% |
| Materials Science | 9 | 8% |
| Chemistry | 8 | 7% |
| Other | 25 | 23% |
| Unknown | 27 | 24% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 314. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 27 March 2021.
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