Mas Subramanian, a chemist and University of Oregon professor, became known in 2009 when his lab discovered the first new blue pigment, called YInMn Blue, in 200 years. Now, Crayola is making the blue into a crayon. As NPR notes, the scientific breakthrough was a happy accident. In 2009, a student in his lab combined yttrium, indium, and manganese […]
