Goblet tricks suggests ancient Romans were first to use nanotechnology
Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - 08:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
(Phys.org) —Recent evidence suggests that the Roman craftsmen who created the Lycurgus Cup, a glass drinking goblet, used nanotechnology to cause the goblet to change color under different lighting. The cup's unique properties were first noted when it was brought to a museum in the 1950s—it wasn't until 1990, however, that researchers figured out how the color changers were brought about.