News tagged with blue pigment

Plants may have a single ancestor

(PhysOrg.com) -- An international group of scientists has analyzed the DNA of primitive microscopic algae, and their findings suggest that all plants on Earth may have had a single ancestor.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Feb 17, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (16) | comments 8 | with audio podcast report

Pigment discovery expanding into new colors

Chemists at Oregon State University have discovered that the same crystal structure they identified two years ago to create what may be the world's best blue pigment can also be used with different elements ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jul 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Why have Murillo's skies turned grey?

Smalt was one of the blue pigments the most commonly used by the artists between the 16th and 18th centuries. Unfortunately, this pigment is unstable and tends to fade with time. Researchers from the new European ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created May 19, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Accidental discovery produces durable new blue pigment for multiple applications

An accidental discovery in a laboratory at Oregon State University has apparently solved a quest that over thousands of years has absorbed the energies of ancient Egyptians, the Han dynasty in China, Mayan ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (33) | comments 6

Blue roses to debut in Japan

Which colour would you like your roses? Red, white, yellow... or perhaps blue?

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (12) | comments 1

Plant gene replacement results in the world's only blue rose

Australian and Japanese researchers have demonstrated the application of RNAi technology for gene replacement in plants, developing the world's only blue rose.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 04, 2005 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (107) | comments 2