Discovery Of 1st New Blue Pigment In 200 Years Leads To Quest For Elusive Red
We see colors in nature: a blue sky, a red frog, a peacock’s feathers. But those colors are created by the reflection of light off atoms. To reproduce color for paints, cosmetics or dyes, we need pigment. Finding natural ones or creating them synthetically is as complicated as it is elusive.
The pigments need to be stable — not fading in light, or disintegrating with heat. And they need to be nontoxic. So when scientist accidentally discovered a new blue — meeting all those criteria — a few years back, he was.
