URSY.NEWS / The Guardian / 25 Oct 2026
‘It’s magic’: scientists rediscover how to make ancient Roman colour-changing glass
Publisher access: Mixed. This source-level label does not guarantee access to every article.
Exclusive: Optical engineering that went into 1,600-year-old Lycurgus Cup has baffled experts for centuriesThe Romans’ proficiency in the art of glass-making has produced some of the wonders of antiquity, but few of their creations better a 1,600-year-old masterpiece which sits in the British Museum.Depending on where a light source is positioned, the Lycurgus Cup changes colour, from jade green…
Read the full story at www.theguardian.com
URSY.NEWS archives headline details from the publisher's own feed and links you to the publisher. The article itself lives — and stays — with The Guardian.
Time supplied by the publisher feed. First observed by URSY: