mattingly Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 Scientists have discovered a way of mimicking the stunningly bright and beautiful colours found on the wings of tropical butterflies. The findings could have important applications in the security printing industry, helping to make bank notes and credit cards harder to forge. The striking iridescent colours displayed on beetles, butterflies and other insects have long fascinated both physicists and biologists, but mimicking nature's most colourful, eye-catching surfaces has proved elusive. This is partly because rather than relying on pigments, these colours are produced by light bouncing off microscopic structures on the insects' wings. In the future, microscopic optical printing should make the Forgery Skill very difficult to foil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndianaJoe3 Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 Re: Secure Printing In the future' date=' microscopic optical printing should make the Forgery Skill very difficult to foil.[/quote'] For a while. Eventually, the forgers will get better tools. Remember how holograms were supposed to make counterfeiting almost impossible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balabanto Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 Re: Secure Printing That's interesting. Hmm. Microscopic Optical Printing. I see an adventure coming to mind. Hmmm.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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