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I have always been fascinated by the Ancient Egyptians and their culture. There are those things that continue to arise from their past that fascinate me even more. I am a member of the AIA (American Institute of Archaeology) and receive there magazine as a bi-monthly issue, and in the May-June issue, they had a rather thought provoking article on one of the oldest known pigments too date that has been attributed to some very strange side effects when exposed to proper lighting for or when these art works are being viewed, especially with in the Infrared spectrum.

Egyptian blue is known
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as the world’s oldest artificial pigment, first used more than 4,500 years ago, found on wall paintings at Luxor and sculptures recovered from the Parthenon. The hue comes from a compound called calcium copper tetrasilicate. Over the past decade, museum conservators and archaeologists have taken advantage of its properties to spot the presence of Egyptian blue on antiquities: When red light is shone on the pigment, it reflects infrared light, which can be detected via night-vision goggles or cameras.

Chemists at the University of Georgia (UGA) have now determined that the luminescent quality of calcium copper tetrasilicate is retained even when the compound is reduced to what are termed “nanosheets,” a thousand times thinner than a human hair. “Even if you have a single layer, the thinnest possible, you still get the effect,” explains UGA’s Tina Salguero. At that scale, she believes, you can start thinking about modern applications.

Salguero says that Egyptian blue’s primary molecule could be incorporated into a dye to improve medical imaging, since the infrared radiation it would reflect can pass through human tissue. The pigment’s luminescent quality could also be effective for developing new types of security ink, typically used to secure currencies and other official documents from forgery. Further, the possibilities for a second act for the long-out-of-use coloring extend to devices such as light-emitting diodes and optical fibers, both of which transmit signals using the relatively long wavelength of infrared light.

The UGA team is now looking at another compound, barium copper tetrasilicate, which was also used as an ancient pigment, in this case by the Chinese.

It beg's too be questioned if there was some 'Intellectual Knowledge' of these basic and accessible mineral and it's properties being manipulated by simple Long Wave light receptivity?

With the absence of char marks on seemingly ornate and very decorated Hieroglyphic tombs/Tunneling's and rather dark places, is it possible (As mentioned above with the Diode connection or possible illumination properties) that the Ancient Egyptians were using this technology to illuminate their vestibule's and halls with artificial lighting?

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Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs)[edit]
Main article: Organic light-emitting diode

Demonstration of a flexible OLED device
In an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), the electroluminescent material comprising the emissive layer of the diode is an organic compound. The organic material is electrically conductive due to the delocalization of pi electrons caused by conjugation over all or part of the molecule, and the material therefore functions as an organic semiconductor.[84] The organic materials can be small organic molecules in a crystalline phase, or polymers.
The potential advantages of OLEDs include thin, low-cost displays with a low driving voltage, wide viewing angle, and high contrast and color gamut.[85] Polymer LEDs have the added benefit of printable[86][87] and flexible[88] displays. OLEDs have been used to make visual displays for portable electronic devices such as cellphones, digital cameras, and MP3 players while possible future uses include lighting and televisions.[85]

Light Emitting Diodes

There has been much speculation of the Ancient Egyptians using there Great Pyramid as a "Resonant Chamber" with in the Great Hall, if we are too speculate correctly, would this not also be applicable with in Negative Ion's being acclimated to permeate the Pyramids interior, there by creating a possible power source and ultimately ambient energy to give the necessary power to light a 'Diode/Optical Fiber' type of light to render such thing's as flame torches unnecessary? For with in very dark places, minimal lighting can illuminate 10X's the radius of it's counter part, or blackness that may be presented in such places while illustrating or cataloging as the Egyptian's have done seemingly throughout their known existence?

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LEDs are produced in a variety of shapes and sizes. The color of the plastic lens is often the same as the actual color of light emitted, but not always. For instance, purple plastic is often used for infrared LEDs, and most blue devices have colorless housings. Modern high power LEDs such as those used for lighting and backlighting are generally found in surface-mount technology (SMT) packages (not shown).

There are three main categories of miniature single die LEDs:
Low-current: typically rated for 2 mA at around 2 V (approximately 4 mW consumption).
Standard: 20 mA LEDs (ranging from approximately 40 mW to 90 mW) at around:
1.9 to 2.1 V for red, orange and yellow,
3.0 to 3.4 V for green and blue,
2.9 to 4.2 V for violet, pink, purple and white.
Ultra-high-output: 20 mA at approximately 2 V or 4–5 V, designed for viewing in direct sunlight.
5 V and 12 V LEDs are ordinary miniature LEDs that incorporate a suitable series resistor for direct connection to a 5 V or 12 V supply.

Which bring's my thoughts to something similar to the discovery of the Baghdad Batteries:
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Electrical[edit]
Copper and iron form an electrochemical couple, so that, in the presence of any electrolyte, an electric potential (voltage) will be produced. This is not a very efficient battery as gas is evolved at an electrode, the bubbles forming a partial insulation of the electrode so that although several volts can be produced in theory by connecting them in series, their internal resistance from the formation of the gas bubbles becomes so great that it severely limits the electrical current that can be produced from such a simple wet cell.
König had observed a number of very fine silver objects from ancient Iraq that were plated with very thin layers of gold, and speculated that they were electroplated using batteries with these as the cells. After the Second World War, Willard Gray demonstrated current production by a reconstruction of the inferred battery design when filled with grape juice[citation needed]. W. Jansen experimented with benzoquinone (some beetles produce quinones) and vinegar in a cell and got satisfactory performance.[citation needed]
However, even among those believing the artifacts to be electrical devices, electroplating as a use is not well-regarded today. Paul Craddock of the British Museum said "The examples we see from this region and era are conventional gold plating and mercury gilding. There’s never been any untouchable evidence to support the electroplating theory."[4] The gilded objects that König thought might be electroplated are now believed to have been fire-gilded (with mercury). Reproduction experiments of electroplating by Arne Eggebrecht consumed "many" reproduction cells to achieve a plated layer just one micrometre thick. Other scientists noted that Eggebrecht used a more efficient, modern electrolyte; using only vinegar, the battery is very feeble

Though it does disclose with in the above article of the feebleness of these types of batteries, once an electronic or electric device is allocated with in a negative ion permeated area, too me it would not only allow the electric/DC device work longer, it would also facilitate an almost perpetual energy supply given the batteries would rely upon a  electrolyte, an electric potential (voltage) that was being produced.

Within the Archaeological finds, and namely in the 'Priests Temple' there are illustrations showing what seemingly looks too be Egyptian worker's holding a light bulb type of apparatus:



Which bares strong resemblance too what an early Diode/LED may have looked like with provided materials and what it was being used for. For instance, large tomb/vestibule larger lighting apparatus.

There are even researches that were done showing how the light configuration ideas are applicable in lab tests, there are many out there, but basically have came to the same conclusions that this theory is quite acceptable, none the less:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=GTFsPnUddA8[/youtube]

So, is there a possible connection between the world's oldest applied pigment and the supposed newly found (OR so they think) applications as far reaching as the ideas presented by the Archaeology Magazines for acclimation with in not only 'Nano' technologies, but also as it had referred too medical imaging and similar feasible applications? I am leaning toward a resounding yes, and with it's apparent presence even in Ancient Ch1n4, I do believe there was wide and understood use of such things, and there by supporting the whole "The Pyramids were a Energy producing structure's" with fuller understanding of the materials they had readily available and apparently the ability to know such sciences long before TPTB would like to admit.

"IMHO" of course...... ;)

Would enjoy too hear your input of this theoretical connection, especially you scientific minded out there with some Electric Engineering skills, because this too me is quite a fascinating discovery with modern day technological implication's.

From Egyptian Blue to Infrared

With Great Respect,
1Worldwatcher

ETA: forgot to add source and link   :P LOL
« Last Edit: July 10, 2013, 12:03:47 am by 1Worldwatcher »
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