Nature is the ultimate nanofabricator. The latest evidence of that is an unusual shard of ancient Roman glass (dubbed the “wow glass”) that boasts a thin, golden-hued patina. Roman glass shards are ...

Researchers discover how molecules in ancient glass rearrange and recombine with minerals over centuries to form a patina of photonic crystals -- ordered arrangements of atoms that filter and reflect ...

Archaeologists and art historians are rethinking some of the most coveted glass treasures of the Roman world after a fresh look at their surfaces revealed what appears to be a 1,700‑year‑old maker’s ...

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Around 2,000 years ago in ancient Rome, glass vessels, once holding wine, water, or fragrances, tumbled and shattered on the streets. Over the centuries, these shards were buried under layers of earth ...

Archeologists excavating a site in Nijmegen — the oldest city in the Netherlands, situated on the Waal river about six miles from the German border — have discovered a blue glass bowl estimated to be ...

They carved glass so delicate one wrong move would shatter months of work. They engraved symbols into cups destined for emperors. They created objects so valuable that Romans paid to repair broken ...

Some 2,000 years ago in ancient Rome, glass vessels carrying wine or water, or perhaps an exotic perfumes, tumble from a table in a marketplace, and shatter to pieces on the street. As centuries ...