{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/626bc75b41b29f0012a4a9d1/645a6b779ac3930011c26ebe?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The secret of dazzling shrimps","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/cover/1651230444375-dc11397138f01659f696fa5742a9fbfe.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This month, we're looking into the impressive white colour of the Pacific Cleaner shrimp. A recent study in Nature Photonics reveals how birefringence enables the the shrimp to overcome optical crowding.  Tune in to find out more...</p><p><br></p><p>Featuring Benjamin Palmer and Tali Lemcof (Ben-Gurion University, Israel) and Giampaolo Pitruzzello (Nature Photonics).</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted by Ankita Anirban (Nature Reviews Physics) and Cristiano Matricardi (Nature communications)</p><p><br></p><p>Ref: Lemcoff, T., Alus, L., Haataja, J.S.&nbsp;<em>et al.</em>&nbsp;Brilliant whiteness in shrimp from ultra-thin layers of birefringent nanospheres.&nbsp;<em>Nat. Photon.</em>&nbsp;(2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-023-01182-4 </p>","author_name":"Ankita Anirban and Cristiano Matricardi"}