YInMn Blue, the first new blue pigment identified in 200 years, was always an astounding discovery—it just took the general public some time to catch on. Now, eight years after the pigment was first ...

When chemist Mas Subramanian accidentally discovered the brilliantly bright YInMn blue at Oregon State University in 2009, he had no idea the bold shade would one day be embraced by doodling ...

Researchers at the Oregon State University have discovered the YInMn blue color which is considered as the first new blue pigment that has been created and identified after a long 200 years. It was ...

Something like this only happens once in a blue moon. The first new blue pigment to be discovered in the last 200 years is now for sale — but it’ll cost you a pretty penny. The shade — dubbed YInMn ...

A new pigment from Shepherd Color has gained approval under the US Toxic Substances Control Act. The trigonal bipyramidal structure of yttrium, indium, and manganese is a bright, opaque blue to the ...

Federal regulators have given final environmental approval for a groundbreaking blue pigment discovered in Oregon. The clearance opens the door for “YInMn Blue” to be manufactured for commercial sale ...

The chemist and Oregon State University professor Mas Subramanian was focused on discovering exotic materials to use in electronics. But to his surprise, he became known for accidentally creating ...

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 ...

CINCINNATI, May 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Shepherd Color Company is proud to announce that the innovative pigment known as "YInMn Blue" has been added to the U.S. EPA TSCA registry. This means that ...

CORVALLIS, Oregon (KTVZ) – An Oregon State University researcher who made color history in 2009 with a vivid blue pigment has developed durable, reddish magentas inspired by lunar mineralogy and ...

“Many of the important scientific discoveries come by accident or by serendipity. Clearly, it’s part of doing science. You always have to be prepared for it,” he said. Serendipity was in play a decade ...