Chameleon-Like Camouflage May Be Possible Thanks to Color-Changing Particles
 

Chameleon-Like Camouflage May Be Possible Thanks to Color-Changing Particles
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It's **t Harry Potter's*invisibility cloak, but new findings could enable a chameleon-like style of camouflage.

Researchers at the University of Michigan have devised a technique as part of a study that can change the color of a crystal structure by manipulating its particles with ultraviolet light, a process that has the potential to be used for concealment.

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The colors of a crystal structure are based on the space between its particles. This space (or lack thereof) decides what light the crystals will absorb, and what it will reflect, a process that manifests itself in visible color. K**wing this, researchers realized that if they manipulated the space between the particles, they would be able to control the color of the crystals. Read more...

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