Colors are everywhere we look, but what is the scientific reason behind why we see the colors we do? In essence, what is the chemical makeup of color, and why is it important? What are its key ...

Seeing a color in nature is one thing. Recreating colors artificially is an entirely different challenge—one with some unexpectedly high stakes. Practically anything human-made is of a certain color ...

North Carolina State University researchers have developed a weeklong high school curriculum that helps students quickly grasp concepts in both color chemistry and artificial intelligence—while ...

Paul E. Smith, director of lecture demonstrations for Purdue's chemistry department, performs a demonstration during a show. (Purdue University photo/Steven Scherer) Download Photo WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind ...

Since the discovery of the first synthetic dyes in the mid-19th century, chemists have been intrigued by the relationship between the colour of a dye and its molecular structure. Since these early ...

It’s not every day that you get to see something no one in the world has seen before. But Ren Ng and four of his colleagues are lucky enough to have had that experience. A few months ago, Ng sat down ...

With a prestigious early career award grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), one chemist wants to make color-coded testing of diseases easier. There is something very noble about Xiaohu Xia ...

Researchers have developed a weeklong high school curriculum that helps students quickly grasp concepts in both color chemistry and artificial intelligence -- while sparking their curiosity about ...

We're all familiar with the colors of the products we use every day. But what we often don't know is their relationship to chemistry. Chemistry experiments can be used to mix and match colors to ...