It's 'YInMn', the new 'near-perfect' blue that reflects heat and doesn't fade

By Catherine Armitage
Updated July 4 2016 - 3:08pm, first published July 2 2016 - 12:00pm
Professor Mas Subramanian and his team accidentally discovered a new blue pigment with applications for energy efficiency.  Photo: Karl Massdam/Oregon State University
Professor Mas Subramanian and his team accidentally discovered a new blue pigment with applications for energy efficiency. Photo: Karl Massdam/Oregon State University
YInMn Blue: the new 'near-perfect' blue. Photo: Oregon State University
YInMn Blue: the new 'near-perfect' blue. Photo: Oregon State University

Artist Yves Klein was so happy with his discovery of a new ultra blue that he gave it his name and registered it as an invention with the French authorities two years before his death in 1960.

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