Why is Titanium so COLORFUL? - Making/Anodizing Titanium Chopsticks (Patreon)

Why is Titanium so COLORFUL? - Making/Anodizing Titanium Chopsticks

One of the many reasons titanium is an amazing material is because of the beautiful colors that can be formed on it's surface by either heating it up or using a bit of electricity. But titanium dioxide is just a white powder so how does having a thin layer of it on the metal lead to rainbow colors? The answer not only explains why titanium is colorful, but also why oil films and bubbles look iridescent as well! Today we go through my process for making these stunning chopsticks, and then deep dive into the quantum mechanics that make those colors form. Links: Cold Fire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRZkrrcDKb0 Gecko Tape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpTX32KdVBQ Frosting Robot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC4kWF_acNI&t=1s Laser Table: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML4FHNGzAn0&t=3s Microfluidics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNBg_1GPuH0&t=3s Veritasiums video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iuv6hY6zsd0 More reading about thin film optics: -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thin-film_interference -https://opentextbc.ca/physicstestbook2/chapter/thin-film-interference/ -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thin-film_optics _________________________________________________________________ Support the show and future projects: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thethoughtemporium Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/thoughtemporium Become a member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV5vCi3jPJdURZwAOO_FNfQ/join Store: https://teespring.com/stores/the-thought-emporium _________________________________________________________________ My Social Media Pages: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thethoughtemporium/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thethoughtemporium/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/TTEchironex Website: http://thethoughtemporium.com/ _________________________________________________________________ As always, thanks to my awesome Patrons and supporters for helping to make these video possible. Special thanks to: Afrotechmods Alex Alex Vanderpot Alexandre Guhur Anatoly Bazarov Andre andrew james morris Anita Fowler Applied Science Austin Morris Ben Reay Bennet Huch besenyeim BinarySplit Cameron Hypes Danny Chan David Choitz Drew DeVault Elliot Turner emptymachine Eugene Pakhomov Ezekiel Dohmen Filipsi Frank,patreon ian burghardt illia James Jaroslav Henner Jase Smith Jim Mussared John De Witt Jonas Abreu Jonathan Dashe Justin Hendryx Jörg Ehrig Kevin Kevin Forsythe kn0tsin Lambda AI Hardware Leon Leon Schutte Leslie Rohde9 Lewis Westbury Maksym Zavershynskyi Martin Haugsand Matthew Broerman Michael Chatzidakis Monsyne Dragon Moto narvutar1324 Nico Schlüter Noah Pedersen OmuN Ozark Martin Parker Ferguson Patrick Sweetman Paul Emmerich Paul Richmond Phelan O'Connell Philipp Weber Pietro Saccardi Ralph Dratman Rhettson Powell Robert Boll Robert Miller Robert S. Sean Coates Sebastiaan Schlappi Simon Hallam SkaveRat tain TheQuickestBrownFox Tiffany Bennett Tom Bullock Virgil Ilian xj9 __________ Channel Members: Jorm Skagh Ana Kasbar Jason Clay Jeff Xu Felix Nica txyzinfo Robert Boll ikereku trevor skjerpen Kiran Gupta adamklam1 Hunter Bagby Anthony M Kush Agarwal Jason Clay Istvan Kiss