Chameleons Are Masters of Nanotechnology

What do chameleons have to do with nanotechnology? These color-changing lizards are some of nature’s wackiest animals, all because they’re masters of pigment and light. This week on Reactions, learn all about the chemistry of chameleon color. Subscribe to America from Scratch! http://bit.ly/amscratch_sub Subscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSReactions Facebook!   / acsreactions   Twitter!   / acsreactions   Instagram!   / acsreactions   Tumblr!   / acsreactions   You might also like: Dragon's Blood Could Save Your Life    • Dragon's Blood Could Save Your Life   Why Is Snake Venom So Deadly?    • Why Is Snake Venom So Deadly?   Why Do Leaves Change Color?    • Why Do Leaves Change Color?   Cow Burps Are Warming the Planet    • Cow Burps Are Warming the Planet   Credits: Producer: Kirk Zamieroski Writer: Kirk Zamieroski Scientific Consultants: Christopher Raxworthy, Ph.D. and Russel A. Ligon, Ph. D. Executive Producer: George Zaidan Fact Checker: Alison Le, Kyle Nackers Music: Pure Natural - Instant love Pure Natural - Touch me Sources: https://academic.oup.com/cz/article/6... https://academic.oup.com/biolinnean/a... http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10... http://jeb.biologists.org/content/216... http://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... http://compphys.bio.uci.edu/bennett/p... https://www.cambridge.org/core/journa... https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomm... http://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/... http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/a...    • Chameleon colour change, Suppl Movie S2      • Chameleon at Top Speed   Ever wonder why dogs sniff each others' butts? Or how Adderall works? Or whether it's OK to pee in the pool? We've got you covered: Reactions a web series about the chemistry that surrounds you every day. Produced by the American Chemical Society.