Hue new? Scientists claim to have found colour no one has seen before
a year ago
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- Scientists claim to have experienced a new color named 'olo' by stimulating individual cells in the retina with laser pulses.
- The color 'olo' is described as a highly saturated blue-green, beyond the natural range of human vision.
- The experiment involved mapping and stimulating M cones in the retina, a state natural light cannot achieve.
- The name 'olo' comes from binary 010, indicating only M cones are activated.
- Experts debate the novelty of the color, with some calling it a more saturated green rather than a new color.
- The research tool, named 'Oz vision', may help study visual perception and conditions like color blindness or retinitis pigmentosa.
- The color 'olo' cannot be replicated on screens or VR headsets and remains a unique scientific experience.