‘It’s magic’: scientists rediscover how to make ancient Roman colour-changing glass

October 25, 2026 · 6:00 am 1 sources

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• ‘It’s magic’: scientists rediscover how to make ancient Roman colour-changing glass
  The Guardian · October 25, 2026 06:00
  Exclusive: Optical engineering that went into 1,600-year-old Lycurgus Cup has baffled experts for centuries The Romans’ proficiency in the art of glass-making has produced some of the wonders of antiquity, but few of their creations better a 1,600-year-old masterpiece which sits in the British…