Where Does Color Come From? What Causes Iridescence?


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Jun 10 2019 19 mins   3
STRUCTURAL COLOR: Nate and Sam visit Lauren Zarzar, assistant professor of chemistry at Penn State, to talk about color and a cool kitchen science experiment. Where does color come from and what makes things like opals and butterfly wings iridescent? Links to Lauren's work: - @LaurenZarzar on Twitter - https://twitter.com/LaurenZarzar - Lauren's Website - http://www.zarzarlab.com Links to the Eberly College of Science: - Eberly College of Science Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/PennStateScience - Eberly College of Science Twitter - https://twitter.com/PSUScience - Eberly College of Science Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pennstatescience - Eberly College of Science Website - http://science.psu.edu/