Artists’ palettes might be about to change forever. A proposed Europe-wide ban on cadmium pigments found in acrylic, oil, and watercolor paints could be enforced in the next two years, the Art ...

Chemists 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 to create other ...

According to Mordor intelligence report, the cadmium pigments market is expected to register a CAGR of 4% from 2025 to 2030, reflecting measured but sustained growth in sectors that rely on stable ...

A bright blue compound that was first discovered by accident seven years ago has now led to the more rational and methodical development of other colors that may ultimately change the world of ...

The world has never had a truly safe, stable, and bright red pigment. The trail may start with YlnMn, the first blue created in two centuries. By Zach Schonbrun Mas Subramanian, the biggest celebrity ...

Even though cadmium is considered a probable human carcinogen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, it is still used to give some plastics and ceramics red, orange, or yellow hues. That’s ...

Comparing cadmium and cadmium-free Liquitex paints. (All images courtesy of Colart International Ltd.) Art has always been about risk taking, but it shouldn’t have to mean risking your health. While ...

We see colors in nature: a blue sky, a red frog, a peacock's feathers. But those colors are created by the reflection of light off atoms. To reproduce color for paints, cosmetics or dyes, we need ...

Multispectral imaging (MSI) [1, 2] and Hyperspectral Imaging [3–6], have been suggested as methods for the non-destructive identification of pigments. Though, it is mandatory to point out that these ...

Rest in peace, Cadmium Yellow, Orange and Red (c. 1829-2014). Your vibrant, exuberant and reliable reign is about to be brutally terminated—cut down in your prime by colorless legislators in the ...