Resources

THIN-FILM INTERFERENCE:

Video demonstrating the colors of thin-film interference of a soap bubble. The film that the soap bubble is made of thins over time, causing the colors to change. The thickness of the film, in nanometers, is shown in the diagram on the left along with the corresponding colors of the bubble caused by wave interference.

For more information about soap bubble colors, and recipes, see the Soap Bubble Wiki.

IRIDESCENT WING PATTERNS:

To learn more about iridescent wing patterns, see:

Stable structural color patterns displayed on transparent insect wings 

Shevtsova, E. et al. (2011) ‘Stable structural color patterns displayed on transparent insect wings’, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108(2), pp. 668–673. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1017393108.