Science on the SPOT: Color By Nano – The Art of Kate Nichols

 Color By Nano Educator Guide ( pdf ) A resource for using QUEST video in the classroom.

Artist Kate Nichols longed to paint with the iridescent colors of butterfly wings, but no such pigments existed. So she became the first artist-in-residence at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to synthesize nanoparticles and incorporate them into her artwork. From the laboratory to the studio, see how Kate uses the phenomenon known as "structural color" to transform nanotechnology into creativity.

Tags: color, kate nichols, kqed, light, nanoparticles, pbs, pigmentation, structural color

Additional Links

• Kate Nichols' Website
• Paul Alivisatos Group Website at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories
• Producer's Notes: Color By Nano - The Art of Kate Nichols
• Long Beach 2010 TED Fellow
• Gallery Crawl