This produces something called “structural color,” and it’s also behind ... After sampling the wax from the outside of the blueberry, they successfully recrystalized it and isolated the ...

The secret to a blueberry’s hue is in the structure of its wax coat. Blue is not a common color in nature. And while there are some known blue fruits, few contain pigments in that shade.

They tend to sink, bleed, burst, and change colors as they bake ... Generations of home bakers have corralled the unruly blueberry without reference to the pH scale. Although the tastiest in ...

"[The] color of blueberry has two determinants ... look out for fruit with signs of structural damage. "Be sure there are no ...

She wanted to know: What made these berries so blue? The two plants are among only six in the world known to make their fruits’ hues using a trick of the light known as structural color. But ...

So, for inspiration, the researchers looked to structural colors found in nature. Structural color arises from microscopic or nanoscale structures interfering with visible light, giving rise to a ...