How Qing featherwork got its colors: New scans reveal multiple birds and hidden pigment layers

The kingfisher's brilliant blue feathers were once used like paint to create works of art. The technique, known as tian-tsui, ...
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World’s first native color LiDAR gives machines human-like vision

For years, machines have navigated the world color-blind. LiDAR sensors – the laser-based eyes of self-driving cars, ...

Birds avoid wind turbines painted like venomous snakes

Wind turbines are a net positive for a sustainable society, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have an environmental impact.