A team of scientists claims to have found a color no one has ever seen before.
Their descriptions of this elusive shade have elicited curiosity, wonder, and even some skepticism among their peers.
The researcherspublishedtheir findings in the journalScience Advances.
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To understand how the color was found, it’s important to remember how our eyes work.
Inside our retinas, there are cone cells, which are responsible for perceiving color.
This is basic science, says Ng.
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Were not going to see olo on any smartphone displays or any TVs any time soon.
And this is very, very far beyond VR headset technology.
Researchers claim to have found an unprecedented new color no one has ever seen before.
Color #00ffcc, the shade closest to Olo that can be seen on a digital screen
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Now known asolo, it is described as an intense blue-green.
It can only be seen with the help of a laser tool that only activates M cones.
