Chemistry and art students are invading each others territory this semester at Carnegie Mellon University. They are participating in a new course called The Color of Minerals & Inorganic Pigments, ...

From studying a newly discovered art piece to preventing mold and fungus in old paintings, chemistry and art history often meet and even inspired a new high school curriculum. A few weeks ago, ...

In art museums around the world Conservation scientists are using chemistry to preserve and restore valuable pieces of art. Dr. Suzanne Quillen Lomax from the National Gallery of Art discusses how ...

A couple of months ago, the Newscripts gang was bemoaning the fact that although art is often the inspiration for chemistry, chemistry is rarely the inspiration for art (C&EN, May 17, page 48). Since ...

There is a fresh buzz of excitement surrounding the new Frick Chemistry Laboratory, and it isn't just the building's striking facade that has people talking. With the first full schedule of classes ...

SCIENCE, LIKE ART, is a human expression. Roald Hoffmann has given a great deal of thought to how to convey this truth, which lies at the heart of the essays collected in his new book. He understands, ...

Tyler Thrasher takes the macabre and makes it beautiful. The 22-year-old artist grows crystals on animal carcasses, shells, and skeletons, giving them an eerie yet beautiful appearance. He posts the ...

Chemists working in an arts-related field must have a passion for their art, because they must pay meticulous attention to the materials and processes behind how they are produced. Art and chemistry ...

Chemistry has a pivotal role to play, as much because of its place within the natural sciences and knowledge as a whole, as through its economic importance and its omnipresence in our daily life. But, ...

ON March 24 Prof. H. E. Armstrong delivered the Sir Jesse Boot Foundation lecture in the lecture theatre of University College, Nottingham. Recalling the fact that one of the most pleasant memories of ...