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This article discusses the discovery of a new vibrant blue pottery pigment that contains less cobalt but still maintains a brilliant shine. The cobalt-doped barium aluminosilicate colorant can withstand high kiln temperatures and provides a bright color to glazed tiles. This innovation offers a more sustainable alternative to traditional blue pigments while still delivering vibrant hues for artworks.
Whether ultramarine, cerulean, Egyptian or cobalt, blue pigments have colored artworks for centuries. Now, seemingly out of the blue, scientists have discovered a new blue pigment that uses less cobalt but still maintains a brilliant shine. Though something like this might only happen once in a blue moon, the cobalt-doped barium aluminosilicate colorant withstands the high temperatures found in a kiln and provides a bright color to glazed tiles.