Scientists rediscover how to make ancient Roman colour-changing glass

Re:Scientists rediscover how to make ancient Roman colour-ch... by voidnullvalue on Sunday October 25, 2026 @02:01PM (#50234202)

For those who don't care to be held hostage by the journalist as he forces you through a long winded narrative: gold and silver nano particles are embedded into the glass

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Re:Scientists rediscover how to make ancient Roman colour-ch... by ipsum2 on Sunday October 25, 2026 @06:11PM (#50236525)

This has been known for a long long time too (decades+), its not a recent discovery. Journalism is just marketing at this point.

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Re:Scientists rediscover how to make ancient Roman colour-ch... by pseudohadamard on Sunday October 25, 2026 @11:06PM (#50238581)

Now if only we knew how the cage cups (of which the Licurgus Cup is actually an example) were made...

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Re:Scientists rediscover how to make ancient Roman colour-ch... by kadoban on Monday October 26, 2026 @06:40PM (#50252144)

> This has been known for a long long time too (decades+), its not a recent discovery.

We've known what caused the effect for a long time. We did _not_ know how they achieved the nanoparticle mix and size in the glass, last I checked. This story is about someone actually taking the basic idea and making a real object.

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