CRC1411 appeared in the “Sendung mit der Maus” episode on May 31st!

The episode of the “Sendung mit der Maus” featuring our research was aired again on May 31st. In the episode, we showed how it’s possible to create brilliant colors without pigments — inspired by butterflies and other natural structures — using only the right material design on the nanoscale.

For our international audience: the video is in German and without subtitles, so we’ve included a few screenshots below that capture some of the highlights from the show.

Niki explains our host Jana how pigments work and why they bleach. But we discovered a possible solution for that…
Giulia shows Jana that butterfly wings don’t have pigments but structures, so they don’t bleach.
Julia explains how we can imitate the butterfly’s structure in the lab using particles.

You can find the episode here.