Is a Change in Hues on the Horizon? (Referred to the title of the article "AA Edit | Shall We See New Colours Soon?")
👋 No holds barred, let's dive into the incredible world of vision!
Humans are known to perceive a limited range of light rays - the color spectrum - between 400 nanometers and 700 nanometers. There's a whole cosmic zoo of light rays, like gamma rays, X-rays, and microwaves, that we completely miss out on.
The main culprits for our inability to see the full spectrum are those picky peeps in our eyes known as the retina. This funky little guy receives the light waves, has a chat with the brain, and decides what color you're looking at.
The retina is aColor Party Central, with three types of cone cells busting a move on the dance floor: S (short wavelength, blue variable), M (medium wavelength), and L (long wavelength, red variable)—the S and L cones are lone wolves, but the M cones are a bit clingy, needing the company of S or L cones to dance to the green tune.
Historically, nobody has ever seen the colors M cones could produce on their own. Don't believe us? Nobody has, mate! Researchers got the M cones to bust a move with a laser, though, which resulted in the introduction of an entirely new color, Super Teal, if you will. To paint Super Teal, you'll need more than just tubes of paint as we know it.
While it's a pocket-sized revelation, this discovery could have massive implications in the field of material science, potentially leading to a more chromatic world in the future. So, pack your time machine, folks, because the future might be a whole lot more colorful than our black and white past!
💡 Insider tip: Human color vision is guided by the trichromatic theory, which suggests that colors are perceived through the stimulation of three types of cone cells in the retina - red, green, and blue-violet. While the rods and cones are hard at work identifying colors, the M cones play wallflower until their commander, the S or L cones, show up. The M cones' absence from the party means there are many potential colors we're missing out on. 🎨🌈🔬🔭
Incorporating advancements in material science inspired by Super Teal, the discovery of an entirely new color produced by M cones, could revolutionize the realms of health-and-wellness, fitness-and-exercise, and nutrition through development of more chromatic diets and exercise equipment. This newly discovered color, Super Teal, might also open exciting possibilities in the field of science, specifically space-and-astronomy, where understanding a broader spectrum of light rays could significantly enhance our perception of the cosmic world.
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