Real-time video capturing the stretching of an 8×6-inch structural color pattern that features a flower bouquet in homage to 19th-century physicist Gabriel Lippmann’s work. The bright ...

It is said that only a few people alive today still work with the remarkable "sea silk," which has been long prized for its enduring sheen.

Russell Rohloff, a chemist in the materials and surface engineering group at Woodward Inc., captured the image while preparing a sample of the metal ... Chemistry in Pictures: Grainbow colors.