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Chemistry World
October 28, 2015
Matthew Gunther |
Van Gogh's Sunflowers may be wilting in the sun His famed series of Sunflowers paintings may themselves be fading as an international group of scientists has found evidence that a yellow pigment Van Gogh used is changing chemically under sunlight.   |
Chemistry World
February 15, 2014
Emma Stoye |
Raman reveals Renoir's true colours Scientists have used Raman spectroscopy to show the original colors of a Renoir painting. By identifying a red dye that had been degraded by light they were able to digitally restore a faded background to its former glory. |
Chemistry World
September 4, 2012
Josh Howgego |
Helping hand for Van Gogh conservators Art conservators have received a helping hand from chemists in dealing with a mysterious grey crust appearing on a painting by Vincent Van Gogh. |
Chemistry World
March 3, 2015
Matthew Gunther |
Shedding light on fading reds in Van Gogh's paintings Scientists in Belgium may have found the missing chemical link to explain why these reds are turning white. |
Chemistry World
March 2010 |
Painting the town green As new environmental legislation alters the allowed constituents of paint and varnishes, Sarah Houlton reports on how paint manufacturers are tweaking the contents of their tins |
Chemistry World
June 19, 2014 |
The colorful science Chemists and artists have been inspiring each other to more colorful heights for centuries. Philip Ball traces the development of paints and pigments. |
Salon.com
August 14, 2000
Barry Raine |
The one-eared bandit Big bucks drive the van Gogh accessory business. |
Chemistry World
September 15, 2009
Rajendrani Mukhopadhyay |
Renaissance artworks analysed Researchers have combined two ion-beam analysis techniques to obtain more detailed information about the composition of paints used in Renaissance works of art. |
Chemistry World
September 30, 2015
Wei-lun Toh |
A veneer of Vermeer The woman taken in adultery was thought to have been painted by Johann Vermeer before scientific testing revealed it as a forgery. |
Chemistry World
March 29, 2012
Philip Robinson |
X-ray vision uncovers hidden self portrait Scientists and art historians in Australia have uncovered a lost work of art by one of the country's most famous artists. But rather than lying neglected in a dusty attic, this work was hidden under nothing more than a layer of paint. |
This Old House
Jeanne Huber |
Why Is My Paint Peeling? Bad paint jobs can happen to good people with old houses -- even when they listen faithfully to everything the paint salesman tells them. The reason is a surprising revelation about the compatibility of oil and latex paints. |
AskMen.com
Karl Richtenbacher |
How To: Paint Your Pad So you moved into your new, bigger bachelor pad. Congrats. Or maybe you're tired of plain ol' white on your walls and want to make your living space more exciting. Good on you. |
This Old House
Fran J. Donegan |
Picking House Paint There are lots of exterior paints out there. Knowing how to pick the best from a lineup of look-alike cans will help your paint job last well into the next century. |
AskMen.com
May 30, 2002
Dennis O'Connell |
Top 10 Most Expensive Paintings Sold The following ten crafts are the paintings that have been sold for the highest amounts at auction. Surely many of these and others could fetch far more anonymously... |
Chemistry World
September 7, 2011
Ned Stafford |
Analytical Techniques Employed in Art Forgery Case The trial of four people accused of running one of the biggest art forgery rings in post-war Germany has begun, with prosecutors expected to rely heavily on science-based testimony to make their case. |
Chemistry World
November 9, 2012
Emma Shiells |
Fluorescence, camera, action Fluorescence responses can be analyzed using digital photography instead of spectroscopy, say scientists in Germany. The technology could eventually be integrated into smart phones. |
Chemistry World
April 5, 2013
Laura Howes |
More clues to Maya blue The early Maya chemists managed to make pigments that are incredibly stable. The color has lasted longer than the civilization and today's modern chemists have been trying to work out why. |
This Old House
Tom Silva |
A Fresh Coat of Paint A good paint job protects the outside of your house like a thin, waterproof raincoat. |
Chemistry World
July 3, 2014
Emma Stoye |
Mini Monet made with plasmonic paint There is no paint or ink in this miniature reproduction of Claude Monet's Impression, sunrise. Instead, the colors come from nano-sized discs of aluminium printed onto a sheet of silicon. |
Chemistry World
August 21, 2007
James Mitchell Crow |
Why Use Lead in Paint? Mattel, the world's biggest toy maker, has recalled millions of toys that were coated with lead paint. Lead's poisonous properties have been known for thousands of years, so why was lead ever added to paint, and why is lead paint still being made? |
Chemistry World
November 6, 2014
Catherine Emma Nicholson |
Science and art: the painted surface This volume shows a global solution to a long-discussed problem: how to get scientists, art historians and conservators working together. |
Lucire
July 28, 2013 |
What's new in the old town of Amsterdam Up to date information about the very best places to stay, sights to see, and where to shop for the latest fashions in Amsterdam. |
Chemistry World
January 6, 2015
Jon Cartwright |
Mystery of why 'structural red' colors are not found in nature is solved Purple, green, blue -- photonic glasses can produce a wide variety of colors. But not red, which is mysteriously absent from both man made and natural microstructures. |
This Old House
March 3, 2001
Joe Hurst-Wajszczuk |
The Secrets of Pro Painters Learn how to paint the interior of your home from six journeymen who reveal some of the things that make them so good at their craft.... |
Smithsonian
April 2007
Courtney Jordan |
Artist on the Rise Contemporary artist Maggie Michael shakes up abstract painting by giving control a chance. |
Popular Mechanics
October 10, 2008
Joseph Truini |
5 Pro Painting Tips Every Amateur Should Know: DIY Guy Try one or all of the following techniques and you'll end up with a paint job nice enough to show off to the neighbors. |
This Old House
Jefferson Kolle |
Stripped Bare What stands between the Winchester house and new paint? Ten tenacious coats of the old stuff. |
Popular Mechanics
October 2003
Neal Barrett |
Painting Kitchen Cabinets Every kitchen eventually reaches the point at which it looks worn-out. That's the time to take stock of your options. Everyone is well aware that kitchen remodeling is costly and inconvenient. However, a simple and low-cost alternative is to paint the cabinets. |
Chemistry World
June 2010 |
How to disappear completely Animals use all sorts of optical trickery to make themselves invisible to predators. Hayley Birch finds out how the natural world can help develop new camouflage materials |
Chemistry World
August 13, 2012
Laura Howes |
Printing stained glass Bright colors and fine tonal variations have been achieved without a dye or paint in sight. Joel Wang's group at A*STAR in Singapore used nanopillars to print an image at 100,000 dots per inch. |
Chemistry World
December 11, 2015
Matthew Gunther |
Cutting edge chemistry in 2015 Innovations in chemistry this year include development of an Ebola vaccine, prize winning antimalarial drug research, and discovery of microstructures in bird feathers. |
Chemistry World
December 3, 2010
Harriet Brewerton |
Butterfly effect A way to identify individual butterflies from the same species has been designed by scientists in Hungary, who say that the technique could be used to analyse delicate museum samples without destroying them. |
Chemistry World
October 16, 2009
Lewis Brindley |
Colorful polymers on demand Electrochromic compounds are those which can change color in response to electrical signals, but they have previously come with a high price tag and slim range of available colours. |
