The researchers say that this new powder substantially reduces the amount of cobalt needed, resulting in a cheaper, easier-to-produce blue ceramic pigment. The authors acknowledge funding from the ...

Tiles produced bright colors when glazed with a new blue pigment (right row) or an acidified version of the pigment powder (left row). (Image by adapted from ACS Applied Optical Materials.) ...

The team based their new pigment off a barium feldspar mineral (BaAl 2 Si 2 O 8­) that also features high temperature and chemical stability. Compounds containing barium, aluminum, silicon and cobalt ...

Cobalt Blue Cobalt is a cool, bright, clean blue, and another synthetic hue that was brought to life in a bid to make the grandeur of Ultramarine's Lapis Lazuli blue pigment more accessible.

For the last 200 years, cobalt blue has been a dominant commercial blue pigment because of its colour intensity, ease of synthesis and versatility. However, 33% of the colourant by mass is ...

Blue pigment discoverer makes key design advance for future durable, vivid pigments Date: December 16, 2019 Source: Oregon State University Summary: A chemistry researcher who made history a ...

Take a cue from celebrities and style setters and try wearing one of the season’s coolest shades: cobalt blue. This shade is vibrant, but so easy to wear as it flatters every skin tone and looks ...

Neutron analysis reveals unique atom-scale behavior of 'cobalt blue' Date: September 8, 2011 Source: DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory Summary: Neutron scattering studies of "cobalt blue," a ...