Ancient Egyptian artists as far back as 3100 B.C.E. employed an artificial pigment now called Egyptian blue, using it to paint wood, stone, and cartonnage (a material that resembles papier-mâché ...

An ancient wooden falcon decorated with Egyptian blue alongside one of the newly developed pigments Matt Unger / Joshua Franzos / Carnegie Museum of Natural History Thousands of years ago ...

The researchers developed 12 original recipes to recreate Egyptian Blue, identifying ingredients and cooking temperatures to produce various shades of the pigment. Researchers from Washington ...

A groundbreaking tool developed by the University of St Andrews is transforming how cultural heritage institutions identify toxic pigments in historic books, making it easier than ever to ...

Malaria is often associated with jaundice, where levels of the yellow pigment bilirubin are higher. In this study of mice, scientists show that bilirubin generated by the enzyme biliverdin ...

A "groundbreaking" new tool has been developed by the University of St Andrews to identify toxic pigments like arsenic in historic books. It is hoped that this new tool will transform how cultural ...

New research suggests that a pigment that causes yellowing of the skin, or jaundice, may help protect people from the most severe consequences of malaria. The report, which builds on a previous ...

Rowan Public Library will take turns hosting Amazing Teacher Steve Somers and his show “Pigments of Your Imagination” — a Color Our World magic show! This Summer Reading Big Show performance ...

Find out more about how we test. Since launch, the capabilities of Pigments have expanded significantly, thanks to a regular stream of annual updates that have, laudably, all arrived as free upgrades ...

Doucet developed a kind of thermochromic pigment containing the crystals and started experimenting with a tin of ordinary housepaint and different additives. The result was a substance that could ...