The pigment Prussian blue consists of iron cations, cyanide anions, and water. The empirical formula—minus the water of crystallization—is Fe 7 (CN) 18. This seems odd with respect to the iron ...

Prussian blue nanoparticles are used in some cosmetics, and it's used by pathologists as a stain to detect iron in, for example, bone marrow biopsy specimens. So it's a very useful substance ...

Perhaps the stain was left behind by the alchemist whose chemical compounds provided the basis of Prussian blue, Labatut suggests, because the man was infamous for the extreme cruelty of his ...

"We have shown that when Prussian blue is dissolved in ammoniac solutions it produces hydrogen cyanide, a substance that could have played a fundamental role in the creation of the first bio ...

Laundry bluing includes a pigment called Prussian blue (ferric ferrocyanide ... You should know, however, it is not a detergent or a stain lifter. Laundry bluing is available at most supermarkets ...

Prussian blue (PB), a well-known pigment used to dye jeans, has been recognized as an emerging material for next-generation batteries. A team of researchers, led by Professor Hyun-Wook Lee in the ...

Scientists have shown that hydrogen cyanide, urea and other substances considered essential to the formation of the most basic biological molecules can be obtained from the salt Prussian blue.