Executive director, Hand Papermaking, Inc. In this course students will immerse themselves in the meditative and eco-conscious practice of developing color from natural materials while cultivating ...

Microalgae, such as spirulina and chlorella, represent a vital and sustainable source of natural pigments with broad prospects for high-value applications ...

Microbial pigments represent a dynamic class of natural compounds produced by bacteria, yeasts, fungi and microalgae, with applications spanning the pharmaceutical, food, cosmetic, textile and ...

One morning, biologist Leah Bushin checked on a flask of bacteria and noticed something unusual: the liquid had turned a deep maroon. The microbes had produced xanthommatin, a natural pigment that, ...

Cindie Kehlet, Acting-Chair of the Department of Math and Science, will offer a hands-on workshop in the Dye Garden where she will teach participants how to make paint through a process of extracting ...

Scientists based in Brazil and Portugal have developed an environmentally sustainable process to produce biodegradable plastic using pigment extracted from yeast by “green” solvents. In an article ...

Back at the beginning of December, I read an article about how Chicago-based artist and architect Amanda Williams had revived the process George Washington Carver used to produce a blue pigment using ...

For many years, the vibrant yellow of Kraft Heinz’s iconic macaroni and cheese came from the artificial food colorings yellow no. 5 and yellow no. 6. In 2012, the company started searching for a ...

Scientists at UC San Diego have moved one step closer to unlocking a superpower held by some of nature’s greatest “masters of disguise.” Octopuses, squids, cuttlefish and other animals in the ...

Alongside these techniques, we will cover essential steps for natural dyeing-such as fabric preparation and basic hand-stitching-while reflecting on the cultural and historical narratives surrounding ...