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Vinod Saranathan, The Evolutionary Photonics Lab @evolphotonics.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

🦋 🌈 Interdisciplinary, International CNRS-University of Arizona joint PhD on the mechanics of iridescent insect scales (Apply by 23 Jun. '26)! 🌈 🦋 Do you love bugs? Do you have a Masters degree in Physics/Mechanics/allied fields? If yes come join us at IRBI 😁!! More info: tinyurl.com/iMechaMo

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Kyogo Kawaguchi @kyogok.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Excited to share that our proposal on animal structural colors has been accepted by HFSP. This one is close to my heart, sitting right at the intersection of our lab's diverse interests. So grateful to be working with the dream team: @evolphotonics.bsky.social and Chuong lab (USC)!

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Vinod Saranathan, The Evolutionary Photonics Lab @evolphotonics.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Thanks to Marie Parra for inviting me to share a few words on camouflage and colours in nature for her very interesting and well researched article published in the quarterly magazine-book La Recherche: "L'invisible", available at newsstands and bookstores.

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Sciences et Avenir @sciencesetavenir.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

DERNIÈRE SEMAINE ! Notre perception ne permet d’accéder qu’à une infime partie du monde: du vivant au cosmos, de la matière aux pensées humaines, l’essentiel nous échappe largement. Dans ce numéro, La Recherche vous dévoile... l'invisible ! 👉 l.sciencesetavenir.fr/mGF

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Carlos Lopez-Vaamonde @caloptilia.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

🥰 1,100+ abstracts submitted to #ECE2026Tours! 🌍 Scientists from 66 countries will bring a huge diversity of topics—#ECE2026Tours is set to be a global insect science hub 🐜 👉 Updates: ece2026.org

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Vinod Saranathan, The Evolutionary Photonics Lab @evolphotonics.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

🪲 We are thrilled to announce our upcoming symposium on "Biomimetism – From biological to bio-inspired photonic materials" at the ECE2026 in Tours from 29/06 to 02/07/2026 - We hope to see you for an exceptional week of science 🪲 Abstracts and Early bird registration due 31/01/2026  #ECE2026Tours

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ECE 2026 - XIII European Congress of Entomology | LinkedIn

ECE 2026 - XIII European Congress of Entomology | 592 followers on LinkedIn. Gathering researcher in insect science to inspire future research | The XIII European Congress of Entomology will take plac...

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Elisabeth Herniou @hernioue.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

🤩 a must see symposium at #ece2026Tours But only one of the 48 symposium we have lined up to discuss all aspects of #insect #science 🎟️ early bird registrations and abstract submission close on December 15. ➡️ www.ece2026.org

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ECE 2026 - XIII European Congress of Entomology

It is our great pleasure to welcome you to Tours, France, in the heart of the Loire Valley, from June 29 to July 3, 2026.

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Vinod Saranathan, The Evolutionary Photonics Lab @evolphotonics.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Check out and come participate in our symposium on "Biomimetism – From biological to bio-inspired photonic materials" as part of the themed session "Insects as Solutions" co-organized with @bodowilts.bsky.social

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Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l'Insecte (IRBI) @irbi-tours.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

‪XIII European Congress of Entomology 🚨 Registration is now open for ECE 2026 www.ece2026.org/submission-r... #ECE2026Tours #Entomology #insectscience @univtours.bsky.social @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social @cnrsecologie.bsky.social @cnrs.fr @ird-fr.bsky.social @mnhn.fr @inrae-france.bsky.social

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Vinod Saranathan, The Evolutionary Photonics Lab @evolphotonics.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Is it me or is the sense of entitlement getting worse with each gen??

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Vinod Saranathan, The Evolutionary Photonics Lab @evolphotonics.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre... Reviewer#1 nails it - there is NO such thing as an "asymmetric compact hexagonal packing" and it is IMPOSSIBLE to predict iridescent colors without the barbule cortex thickness that usually never gets preserved. This is just sophistry. Thanks @elife.bsky.social

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Iridescent structural coloration in a crested Cretaceous enantiornithine bird from Jehol Biota

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Vinod Saranathan, The Evolutionary Photonics Lab @evolphotonics.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

One week left to submit dossier and apply online on ADUM (collegedoctoral-cvl.fr/as/ed/voirpr...). Pls spread the word...🙏

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Vinod Saranathan, The Evolutionary Photonics Lab @evolphotonics.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

🥱We all know why this made it into the tabloid...Nice artist impression! 15 years of fundamentally flawed research in making unfounded inferences from impressions of melanosomes. Small mercy they are not attributing iridescence to these "dinosaur-era" critters YET😆 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Mesozoic mammaliaforms illuminate the origins of pelage coloration

Pelage coloration, which serves numerous functions, is crucial to the evolution of behavior, physiology, and habitat preferences of mammals. However, little is known about the coloration of Mesozoic m...

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Vinod Saranathan, The Evolutionary Photonics Lab @evolphotonics.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Do you love bugs? Have you ever wondered what makes insects so colorful or how insects produce iridescence in their scales? Do you have a Masters degree? If yes 😁, we are offering a fully-funded PhD position at IRBI (CNRS/UTours). Come join us!! Applications due 11 April 2025! #ColSci #Bugs #omics

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Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l'Insecte (IRBI) @irbi-tours.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

🐛✨ Rejoignez l'IRBI pour y faire une thèse sur les "Couleurs structurelles d'ailes d'insectes : de la caractérisations matéri-omiques aux investigations CRISPR". 😀Encadrement @evolphotonics.bsky.social et Sylvain Pincebourde. 📅 Dépôts des candidatures : 11 avril 2025 #Recherche #Insectes #CRISPR

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Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l'Insecte (IRBI) @irbi-tours.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

🐛✨ Join IRBI to pursue a PhD on "Structural Colors of Insect Wings: From Material-Omic Characterization to CRISPR Investigations." 😀 Supervised by @evolphotonics.bsky.social and Sylvain Pincebourde. 📅 Application deadline: April 11, 2025 #Research #Insects #CRISPR

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