A scientist discovered this stunning new shade of blue

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The world’s newest shade of blue, a brilliantly bright, durable pigment called YInMn blue, has been licensed for commercial use and is already in the hands of some artists.

The pigment was discovered in 2009 by chemist Mas Subramanian and his team at Oregon State University while they were conducting experiments connected to electronics. For one series of tests, the scientists mixed black manganese oxide with a variety of chemicals and heated them to 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit. (The name comes from the pigment’s elemental makeup, which includes Yttrium, Indium and Manganese.)

Source: http://www.techinsider.io/a-scientist-discovered-a-new-blue-2016-6

(Image descriptions: a photograph of the blue pigment in powder form; a photograph of Mas Subramanian holding up a solid disk of the pigment.)

A scientist discovered this stunning new shade of blue