Lisa Smith
Lisa studied chemistry, creative writing and the classics at the University of Melbourne, and holds a PhD in Chemistry focused on nanoparticle synthesis. She has been an editor for Wiley's Materials Science portfolio since 2010, and enjoys writing and editing both fiction and non-fiction in whatever spare time she can find.
A new twist for structural colour

A new twist for structural colour

Reflecting 30% of the light that hits it, the Pollia condensata berry uses structural colour—no chemical pigments—to outshine even the morpho butterfly.