Ancient Romans Use of Nanoparticles

The Romans may have first come across the colorful potential of nanoparticles by accident, but they seem to have perfected it.

Ancient Romans Used Nanotechnology
The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY, Tiny Fox Lab

Ancient Roman artisans crafted a glass chalice, known as the Lycurgus Cup because it bears a scene involving King Lycurgus of Thrace, appears jade green when lit from the front but blood-red when lit from behind. – Tiny Fox Lab Facts

Preview photo credit: The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY
Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-1600-year-old-goblet-shows-that-the-romans-were-nanotechnology-pioneers-787224/

Ancient Romans Used Nanotechnology

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