Molecules to Masterpieces: Bridging Materials Science and the Arts (Adv. Mater. 11/2025)
Biomimicry In article number 2413939, Ulrich B. Wiesner and co-workers describe a science-art collaboration culminating in a 14-meter-tall art installation with ultra large molar mass block copolymer-based structural color, mimicking the optical behavior of a Morpho butterfly wing. Routes to overcoming the challenges of scaling up block copolymer synthesis and reproducible film formation to the architectural scale are addressed. The approach to generating films with block copolymer-based structural color is then broadened to include iridescent hybrid materials as well as ceramics.
Authors
- Peter A. Beaucage (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2147-0728)
- Ethan M. Susca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4837-0281)
- R. Paxton Thedford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0811-227X)
- William R. T. Tait (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8932-9416)
- Hiroaki Sai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4268-2148)
- Ferdinand F. E. Kohle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7351-5940)
- Ulrich Wiesner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6934-3755)
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- NIST Center for Neutron Research (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Materials
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202570093
- Primary Topic
- Nanotechnology research and applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00