UV-resistant Algae (IMAGE)

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UV-resistant Algae

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Platelettes such as these may protect some algae from UV light with the use of patterns that form UV-reflective photonic crystals.

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R. Quintero-Torres et al., Physical Review E (forthcoming)

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