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Title De lichtflits van de boterbloem Degree of recognition Regional Media name/outlet Leeuwarder Courant Media type Print Country/Territory Netherlands Date 23/02/2017 Description Casper van der Kooi, onderzoeker in Lausanne, Zwitserland, houdt zich bezig met bloemkleur. Hij ontdekte dat de boterbloem een geval apart is en zijn felgele kleur dankt aan een paar bijzondere eigenschappen. Producer/Author Tim Fierant URL https://www.lc.nl/friesland/De-lichtflits-van-de-boterbloem-22018585.html Persons Casper van der Kooi, Doekele Stavenga Title How buttercups get their yellow gloss Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Live Science Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 22/02/2017 Description If you've ever played the childhood game of holding a buttercup under your chin to see if you like butter, you might have wondered why the cheery little flowers are the only type that provide the requisite reflection on your skin.
A new study reveals the answer: Buttercups are unique among flowers. Their bright-yellow gloss results from a one-of-a-kind combination of pigments and anatomical structures that create an optical thin film. These films reflect light much like a sheen of oil on a parking-lot puddle, said study leader Casper J. van der Kooi, who studies the reproductive biology of plants and animals at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland.Producer/Author Stephanie Pappas URL https://www.livescience.com/57964-how-buttercups-get-their-yellow-gloss.html Persons Casper van der Kooi Title Sophisticated optical secrets revealed in glossy buttercup flowers Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Phys.org Media type Web Country/Territory Netherlands Date 21/02/2017 Description Buttercup flowers are known for their intense, shiny yellow colour. For over a century, biologists have sought to understand why the buttercup stands out. University of Groningen scientists have now brought together all that was known about the buttercup and added some new information too. The results will be published by the Journal of the Royal Society Interface on 22 February 2017. Producer/Author University of Groningen URL https://phys.org/news/2017-02-sophisticated-optical-secrets-revealed-glossy.html Persons Casper van der Kooi