LANXESS is launching a sustainable version of its Bayferrox iron oxide yellow pigment, branded under the Scopeblue label. These new pigments, mad ...

Even though emeralds and rubies are very different colors, they both have the same secret ingredient in their atomic ...

Researchers are investigating how to increase melanin in the human body, but there are currently few known methods that allow us to naturally increase production of this pigment. Melanin is produced ...

Inorganic LEDs are light-emitting diodes (LEDs) made from a crystalline semiconductor. The optical emission wavelength can be selected by varying material composition. Example active regions ...

State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China Key Laboratory of Mineral Luminescent Material and Microstructure of Xinjiang, School of Physics ...

Archaeologists excavating near the Colosseum found a rare chunk of Egyptian blue pigment dating back about 2,000 years. Photo from Simona Murrone and the Colosseum Archaeological Park Across the ...

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As consumer and industry demand for eco-friendly, non-toxic products rises, there has been a shift towards using white inorganic pigments, especially titanium dioxide. This trend is driven by ...