There would be no fireworks without minerals. An aerial fireworks burst is produced by launching a fireworks shell high into the air, where an explosion occurs. This explosion propels brightly burning ...

Thanks to Generation Genius for sponsoring this episode. Get ready to see colors that will blow your mind—and they appear ...

While investigating hackmanite, researchers found that it can change color upon exposure to UV radiation repeatedly without wearing out. The results show that the inexpensive hackmanite, which is easy ...

If you want beautiful fireworks bursting in the sky, you’re going to need to mine the Earth first. Here’s the geology of the minerals that give fireworks their vibrant colours. Fireworks get their ...

Mineral pigments once held the dominant position in Chinese painting. Cliff paintings from the Neolithic Age in Cangyuan, Yunnan Province, and mineral-color paintings on the site of the imperial ...

The fabrication of vibrant structural color coatings utilizing un-processed natural minerals and ceramic powders via electron beam evaporation. The image illustrates the transformation of raw mineral ...