Created 5,000 years ago, the mysterious color has been found on artworks and artifacts throughout the ancient world. But the ...

US scientists recreate world’s oldest synthetic pigment, 5,000-year-old Egyptian blue. Examples of Egyptian blue pigment used on ancient artifacts. (Photos by Carnegie Museum of Natural History ) ...

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.

Food companies that once relied on synthetic dyes for cost and convenience are now facing a different reality: transparency, ...

For being the world’s oldest known synthetic pigment, the original recipes for Egyptian blue remain a mystery. The approximately 5,000-year-old dye wasn’t a single color, but instead ...

Researchers have recreated the world's oldest synthetic pigment, called Egyptian blue, which was used in ancient Egypt about 5,000 years ago.

This article was updated on June 16, 2025, to correct the name of the most recent synthetic blue pigment before YInMn blue was discovered, the way YInMn blue interacts with infrared radiation, ...

The pigment Egyptian blue was used in ancient Egypt and Rome, but the recipe was lost to time. Now, chemists have replicated this blue pigment.

Archaeologists in Rome have discovered beautiful, ancient paint—but not just any paint. Known as “Egyptian Blue,” it’s among the oldest synthetic pigments in the world, with the newly ...