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Chameleons Are Masters of Nanotechnology
Season 5
Episode 18
What do chameleons have to do with nanotechnology? These color-changing lizards are some of nature’s wackiest animals, all because they’re masters of pigment and light. This week on Reactions, learn all about the chemistry of chameleon color.
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