Silkworms Fed Quantum Dots Shine Bright Under Ultraviolet Light, Produce Fluorescent Red Silk

Elizabeth Gamillo at Smithsonian Magazine reports in a new study, silkworms were fed nanoscale crystals called quantum dots that gave the insects’ bodies, silk, eggs and cocoons a rosy glow under ultraviolet light, reports Alex Wilkins for New Scientist. When the moths emerged, they had a light pink gleam as well.Previous studies used various dyes…