Through the personal journey of Olga Alexopoulou, beginning with the search for rare blues and leading to the synthesis of the first quantum pigment, Quantum Blue, at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California, a new chapter in the history of colour unfolds.<\/p>\n
Tracing major historical transitions, from egg tempera to oil paints and then to acrylics, we arrive at quantum colours. These represent a radically different category of pigments, as their properties arise from quantum confinement rather than pigment chemistry. Quantum colours are made from nanocrystals, which give us the ability to manipulate light in ways that were\u00a0previously beyond our reach. Until now, conventional colours simply reflect light. Nanocrystals, however, capture light and convert it into purer colour, which is then not only reflected but also emitted.<\/p>\n
The development of quantum pigments paves the way for a new theory of colour bridging the visible and invisible parts of the spectrum to create a realm where light itself is subordinated to the artist\u2019s will.<\/p>\n
The talk will be delivered in Greek.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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