Researchers have found that pigments controlling the color of tomatoes also play a role in determining their flavor. By analyzing the pigment profiles of 157 different tomato varieties, the team ...

People have wondered since ancient times why we see colours. Pythagoras thought they were associated with musical notes; Aristotle, with times of day; and Plato suggested that the basic colours of ...

And then there’s the color red, which, for structural reasons, is generally difficult to achieve in chemistry. For practical ...

Not only masters of camouflage, squids may also be experts in solar power. A fascinating study has uncovered that the pigments responsible for their remarkable color shifts could play a role in ...

CORVALLIS, Oregon (KTVZ) – An Oregon State University researcher who made color history in 2009 with a vivid blue pigment has developed durable, reddish magentas inspired by lunar mineralogy and ...

PORTLAND, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Smithers Rapra will host Color & Pigments 2012 from October 24-26 in Miami, Florida at the Hilton Miami Downtown. Once again combining top-level talent from two ...

Until about 600 million years ago, seeing colors didn't matter so much to Earth's inhabitants — nobody had eyes. "Before the eye evolved, you just wouldn't have seen what was there," says Andrew ...

A blue pigment discovered at Oregon State University is the inspiration for Crayola’s new crayon color. The Easton, Pennsylvania-based company announced Friday that a recently retired yellow crayon ...

image: Researchers from University of Tsukuba and University of Florida have found that pigments controlling the color of tomatoes also play a role in determining their flavor. By analyzing the ...