YInMn Blue, the brilliant pigment discovered in 2009 at an Oregon State University lab, is finally making its way to artists’ studios. The pigment—which is the first new blue discovered in 200 ...

On the shelves of makeup counters and drugstores sits an array of foundations in various olive, ivory, and fair shades. But for people with darker skin tones, finding the right foundation shade can be ...

A team of Washington State University-led researchers has recreated the world's oldest synthetic pigment, called Egyptian blue, which was used in ancient Egypt about 5,000 years ago. Reporting in the ...

Researchers from Washington State University (WSU), in collaboration with colleagues at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian's Museum Conservation Institute, successfully ...

Pompeii’s newly uncovered “Blue Room” shrine was lavishly painted using rare and costly Egyptian blue pigment. Researchers estimate six to 10 pounds of pigment cost up to 90 percent of a soldier’s ...

Cerulean, azure, navy, royal … Much has been written about the color blue, the first human-made pigment. "Because blue contracts, retreats, it is the color of transcendence, leading us away in pursuit ...

Researchers at the Oregon State University have discovered the YInMn blue color which is considered as the first new blue pigment that has been created and identified after a long 200 years. It was ...

We see colors in nature: a blue sky, a red frog, a peacock's feathers. But those colors are created by the reflection of light off atoms. To reproduce color for paints, cosmetics or dyes, we need ...