The retina of the eye is home to retinal rod and a variety of cone , which help the brain perceive people of colour . When analyze the retina of the volaille , researcher found that the five different types of cones are set in what is known as “ disordered hyperuniformity ” and has never before been seen in biology until now . The research was co - led by Salvatore Torquato and Joseph Corbo and was published inPhysical Review E.
When a little section of the blueprint is viewed , the placement of the individual constituent ( in this eccentric , the different types of cones ) come out to be random . On the prominent scale , there appear to be more some order to the perceived madness . Thishyperuniformstate of matter has been seen before in plasmas and liquid He ( which occurs at -269 degree ascorbic acid , -450 level F ) and allows the substance to playact both as a crystal and a liquidness .
Because the dissimilar types of retinal cone are different sizes , this arrangement allows the retina to take on the watch glass - like ability of maintaining the density throughout . However , all of the strobile also have the same physical property , just like a liquid . Chickens and other birds depend on acute sightedness , which is aided by their five types of photoreceptive cells that are densely packed into the retina . It is speculated that this ordered arrangement lends to the integrity of the retina while allowing them to comprehend light and colors equally .
Each character of cone cell has a set shape that , when viewed on an individual basis , appears pretty obvious . When all of the form are put together , it has a very complicated order that is described as a “ uniform disarray . ” Each cone appears to have a geographical zone around it which helps place out retinal cone of the same type . This is amulti - hyperuniformitythat has not been realize before , and the researchers consider it calls for a new state of matter to be used to trace it .
Beyond just being a neat fact about avian vision , disordered hyperuniformity is used to develop optical circuit which function or restrict based on certain wavelength . Now that this type of patterning has been found in a biologic system , the field may be expanded in future research . Researchers hope that other scientists will go back and review old data to determine if there are more instances of disordered hyperuniformity that may have gone unnoticed .
