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January 24, 2021 05:54 pm GMT
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2021/01/24/first-new-pigment-of-blue-in-200-years-finally-goes-on-sale.html
First new pigment of blue in 200 years finally goes on sale
In 1802, chemists discovered that you could commercially manufacture a great blue pigment using cobalt. For the last 200 years, that was basically it.
Then in 2009, researchers at Oregon State University finally stumbled across a new form of blue, more vivid yet than the cobalt stuff. — Read the rest
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2021/01/24/first-new-pigment-of-blue-in-200-years-finally-goes-on-sale.html
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