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A chemist discovered the first new blue in 200 years — now Crayola is turning it into a crayon

Chemist Mas Subramanian discovered a new blue pigment, called YInMn Blue, in a lab accident. And now Crayola is making it into a crayon.

YInMn Blue, the first new blue pigment in 200 years that Crayola is making into a crayon.
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As NPR notes, the scientific breakthrough was a happy accident. In 2009, a student in his lab combined

Since it's produced at a high temperature, is a very stable compound (i.e. doesn't react when heated, cooled, or mixed with water or acid). When Subramanian’s lab discovered it, he filed for a patent immediately.

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