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 ...

YInMn Blue, the brilliant pigment discovered in 2009 at an Oregon State University lab, is finally making its way to artists’ studios. The pigment—which is the first new blue discovered in 200 ...

It is no strange coincidence that the dreamy sky in Vincent van Gogh's The Starry Night uses cobalt blue. The Starry Night was painted about 90 years after Louis Jacques Thénard, a French chemist, ...

Cerulean, azure, navy, royal … Much has been written about the color blue, the first human-made pigment. "Because blue contracts, retreats, it is the color of transcendence, leading us away in pursuit ...

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 ...

'YInMn Blue' or 'Mas blue', an inorganic blue pigment that was accidentally discovered by Professor M A 'Mas' Subramanian in the year 2009, has today become a billion-dollar product! (Twitter) ‘YInMn ...

Crayola, a long-established crayon maker, announced that it would sell 'a new blue discovered for the first time in 200 years' as a crayon, which became a big topic. In the world of art, there used to ...