![The Lycurgus Cup is a Roman glass that changes color from green to red depending on where light hits it. Though likely accidental, it is one of the earliest uses of nanotechnology The Lycurgus Cup is a Roman glass that changes color from green to red depending on where light hits it. Though likely accidental, it is one of the earliest uses of nanotechnology](https://preview.redd.it/the-lycurgus-cup-is-a-roman-glass-that-changes-color-from-v0-aergzlk6ebf91.jpg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=0dd03f49a7f622b32d5c6cc7ea77819f31203b49)
The Lycurgus Cup is a Roman glass that changes color from green to red depending on where light hits it. Though likely accidental, it is one of the earliest uses of nanotechnology
![CUPA LUI LYCURGUS ~ “NANOTEHNOLOGIE” DIN ROMA ANTICĂ • ∞Călătorie spre Infinit∞ • Un pocal de acum 1600 ani dezvăluie faptul că vechii romani utilizau "Nanotehnologia". CUPA LUI LYCURGUS ~ “NANOTEHNOLOGIE” DIN ROMA ANTICĂ • ∞Călătorie spre Infinit∞ • Un pocal de acum 1600 ani dezvăluie faptul că vechii romani utilizau "Nanotehnologia".](https://calatoriespreinfinit.ro/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/image_3A1000003186_0x0_953x621.png)
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![This 1,600-Year-Old Goblet Shows that the Romans Were Nanotechnology Pioneers | History| Smithsonian Magazine This 1,600-Year-Old Goblet Shows that the Romans Were Nanotechnology Pioneers | History| Smithsonian Magazine](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/aIFGDVeXgH_oTQgB2XYyLtJGLcA=/1000x750/filters:no_upscale()/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/phenomenon-Glow-With-Flow-631.jpg)
This 1,600-Year-Old Goblet Shows that the Romans Were Nanotechnology Pioneers | History| Smithsonian Magazine
![a and b) The Lycurgus Cup 1958,1202.1 in reflected (a) and transmitted... | Download Scientific Diagram a and b) The Lycurgus Cup 1958,1202.1 in reflected (a) and transmitted... | Download Scientific Diagram](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/216212135/figure/fig1/AS:394048864047108@1470959978713/a-and-b-The-Lycurgus-Cup-1958-12021-in-reflected-a-and-transmitted-b-light-Scene.png)
a and b) The Lycurgus Cup 1958,1202.1 in reflected (a) and transmitted... | Download Scientific Diagram
![a) The Lycurgus Cup (British Museum; AD fourth century, Room 41, i.d.... | Download Scientific Diagram a) The Lycurgus Cup (British Museum; AD fourth century, Room 41, i.d.... | Download Scientific Diagram](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/370156632/figure/fig1/AS:11431281152382897@1682073214495/a-The-Lycurgus-Cup-British-Museum-AD-fourth-century-Room-41-id-1958-12021-This.png)
a) The Lycurgus Cup (British Museum; AD fourth century, Room 41, i.d.... | Download Scientific Diagram
![The Lycurgus Cup; 4th-century, Roman glass cage cup. Made of a dichroic glass, which shows a different colour depending on whether or not light is passing through it; red when lit from The Lycurgus Cup; 4th-century, Roman glass cage cup. Made of a dichroic glass, which shows a different colour depending on whether or not light is passing through it; red when lit from](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/MR5D7G/the-lycurgus-cup-4th-century-roman-glass-cage-cup-made-of-a-dichroic-glass-which-shows-a-different-colour-depending-on-whether-or-not-light-is-passing-through-it-red-when-lit-from-behind-and-green-when-lit-from-in-front-it-is-the-only-complete-roman-glass-object-made-from-this-type-of-glass-the-cup-is-also-a-very-rare-example-of-a-complete-roman-cage-cup-or-diatretum-it-named-after-king-lycurgus-MR5D7G.jpg)
The Lycurgus Cup; 4th-century, Roman glass cage cup. Made of a dichroic glass, which shows a different colour depending on whether or not light is passing through it; red when lit from
![The Lycurgus Cup: Fascinating Artifact That Reveals Prehistoric Knowledge Of Nanotechnology - Ancient Pages The Lycurgus Cup: Fascinating Artifact That Reveals Prehistoric Knowledge Of Nanotechnology - Ancient Pages](https://www.ancientpages.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/lycurguscup2.jpg)