https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/sculpture-recreates-odd-optical-effects-of-famed-lycurgus-cupContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/sculpture-recreates-odd-optical-effects-of-famed-lycurgus-cuphttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/sculpture-recreates-odd-optical-effects-of-famed-lycurgus-cup#u164203Fri, 30 Oct 2026 14:38:09 +0000Researchers at the University of Sheffield have figured out how to recreate the 1,600-year-old glass recipe of the famous Lycurgus Cup. Dating back to around 400 CE, the ancient Roman masterpiece is made of dichroic glass and is notable for exhibiting different colors depending on the light, shifting from green to red. A university technician successfully reproduced the remarkable color-changing effect in quantity for the first time in 1,600 years, cracking a long-standing scientific mystery regarding how the ancient artifact was manufactured using early nanotechnology.Why it mattersThe Lycurg