The Subatomic Challenge Behind Synthesizing the Color ‘Blue’

Turns out, blue is not only a color that’s rare in nature, but it’s almost impossible to recreate. In order to do so, you need to dive into the physics of color. Can Some People See More Colors Than You? Read More: Blue Through the Centuries: Sacred and Sought After “The first stable blue colorant used in the ancient world came from lapis lazuli, a semiprecious stone mined in Afghanistan beginning about 6,000 years ago.“ What Gives the Morpho Butterfly Its Magnificent Blue? “Some butterfly scales are colored by pigments. But others rely on something called “structural color” -– the production of color by nano-sized elaborate shapes that reflect and bend light. Structural color is why we perceive the Morpho butterfly, a dazzling type