All Pigments articles
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Research‘Forgotten’ Egyptian blue pigment found in Raphael fresco
Scientists speculate that knowledge of making the ‘first synthetic pigment’ wasn’t quite as lost as some have supposed
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Research
Elemental maps reveal hidden beauty of Roman portrait
Analysis of a degraded wall painting at Herculaneum may help conservators clean and restore it
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Research
Elemental imaging could authenticate Ming brushstrokes
New insight into royal painting techniques
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Research
X-ray fluorescence reveals van Eyck’s original colours
Elemental imaging shows alterations to famous Ghent Altarpiece by the van Eyck brothers
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Opinion
Thinking of ink
Tattoos can be virtually any colour nowadays, but they are still tricky to remove
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Business
Cristal deal will make Tronox world’s largest titanium dioxide producer
Tronox to sell alkali business to fund $1.67bn transaction
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Research
Chemists uncover original colour of Finnish palace clock
Clock faces changed back to black after spectroscopy reveals paint composition
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News
Explainer: The chemistry of autumn
Pigments, hormones and enzymes – find out the secret chemistry behind the wonders of autumn
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News
Edible batteries offer power without toxic metals
Melanin-based batteries could lead to safer ingestible medical devices
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Podcast
Picric acid
A yellow dress, of the type worn by Jane Austen, sets Michael Freemantle exploring the chemistry of picric acid
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Research
Raman identifies South American sculpture pigments
Sculptures made by 17th century missionaries in Paraguay have been investigated using Raman spectroscopy
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News
The chemical history of the Durham Gospels
Revealing the chemical make up of pigments can help us understand the cultural and historical aspects of manuscripts
