The results could pave the way for a rare natural blue color used to color food, clothing, etc. Beet juice is red. Now the chemists are coloring it blue. It may have potential for consumers like you. Natural dyes are in...
Medieval texts and modern techniques helped unveil the blue watercolor’s identity Scientists have resurrected a purple-blue hue whose botanical origin had been lost to time. The pigment, called folium, graced the pages of medieval manuscripts. But it fell out of use,...
Cadmium fading and yellow color damage is mostly caused by water, study finds New information on color conservation will help “The Scream” re-show its face to the public. Edvard Munch’s 1910 version of this iconic work of art has rarely been...
Future lunar expectations may be made more from materials found on the moon Future astronauts can make lunar buildings from moon dust and urinate. That’s the suggestion of chemist Anna-Lena Kjøniksen and her colleagues, who made cement from urea – a...
Scientists begin to release the chemistry behind the magic light Predators walking on a worm colony can become thinner. When these sea creatures are endangered, they emit a sticky slime that can turn blue for days (SN: 7/28/14). This type of...
The insecticide is used to fight pests that spread deadly diseases such as malaria A few minutes in the microwave produced a common insecticide found in lab experiments about ten times more deadly to mosquitoes. Deltamethrin, a toxin, is used in...
