We in the department prefer to call it Mas Blue after our beloved Mas Subramanian, a fact that causes him some embarrassment. But we’re so proud of him and this serendipitous discovery. Due to the viral nature of the news lately, we’re compiling a list of all the news outlets where we’ve spotted mentions of this beautiful hue.
- Artnet News – https://news.artnet.com/art-world/yinmn-blue-to-be-sold-commercially-520433
- Good – https://www.good.is/articles/new-color-yinmn-discovered?utm_source=thedailygood&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailygood
- Tech Insider – https://www.facebook.com/techinsider/videos/vb.352751268256569/528882020643492/?type=2&theater
- Daily Mail – http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3665985/A-deeper-shade-blue-Scientists-accidentally-discovered-new-pigment-solving-ancient-Egyptian-quest.html
- Huffington Post – http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/newest-shade-of-blue_us_577321d9e4b0d1f85d47c1da
- IFL Science – http://www.iflscience.com/chemistry/this-new-shade-of-blue-was-accidentally-discovered-by-chemists/
- Seventeen – http://www.seventeen.com/life/news/a41470/mas-ubramanian-yinmn-blue-pigment/
- Cosmopolitan – http://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/news/a60647/mas-ubramanian-yinmn-blue-pigment/
- Elite Daily – http://elitedaily.com/news/scientists-discovered-new-color-absolutely-gorgeous/1535713/?platform=hootsuite
- Teen Vogue – http://www.teenvogue.com/story/scientists-accidentally-make-new-shade-blue?platform=hootsuite
- ZMEScience – http://www.zmescience.com/other/art-other/yinmn-blue-pigment/?
- Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/p/BHR_hqoDrH7/
- Mental_floss – http://mentalfloss.com/uk/art/44161/scientists-accidentally-discover-new-shade-of-blue
- Elle Decor – http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/color/news/a8842/shades-of-blue-color/?src=TrueAnth_ELLEDECOR_TW&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=5774383904d301270f64432f&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=twitter
- Today Style – http://www.today.com/style/new-color-has-been-discovered-it-s-beautiful-t100335
- InQuisitr – http://www.inquisitr.com/3256926/yinmn-blue-science-discovers-new-near-perfect-color-by-accident/
- The Science Explorer – http://thescienceexplorer.com/technology/new-gorgeous-shade-blue-was-accidentally-made-chemists
- Yahoo News – https://www.yahoo.com/celebrity/scientist-accidentally-discovers-worlds-newest-152632141.html
- Slate – http://www.slate.fr/story/120403/nouveau-bleu
- Mirror – http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/best-colour-world-beautiful-new-8309029
- Art & Design – http://hccart.blogspot.com/2016/06/scientists-accidentally-discover-new.html
- Atlas Obscura – http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/found-a-gorgeous-new-shade-of-blue
- Tech Times – http://www.techtimes.com/articles/168257/20160704/new-shade-of-blue-found-through-happy-accident-may-soon-be-available.htm
- The Sydney Morning Herald – http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/its-yinmn-the-new-nearperfect-blue-that-reflects-heat-and-doesnt-fade-20160630-gpv742.html
- Z News – http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/and-more/newest-shade-of-blue-set-to-make-world-a-better-place_1902096.html
- Chicago Now – http://www.chicagonow.com/downsize-maybe/2016/07/we-take-a-shine-to-yinmn-its-the-new-blue/
- Fox News Science – http://www.foxnews.com/science/2016/07/20/how-scientists-discovered-brilliant-new-blue-pigment.html
- NPR – http://www.npr.org/2016/07/16/485696248/a-chemist-accidentally-creates-a-new-blue-then-what
- Philadelphia Magazine – http://www.phillymag.com/property/2016/07/14/new-shade-of-blue/
- New York; News & Politics – http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/07/scientists-accidentally-discovered-a-new-blue.html
- KVAL News; Eugene – http://kval.com/news/local/orange-black-and-blue-implications-of-new-pigment-developed-at-oregon-state
- Nerd Alert; YouTube – https://youtu.be/K0FDoKmhTC4
- Think The Earth – http://www.thinktheearth.net/jp/thinkdaily/news/science/1266new-blue.html
- New Verse News – http://newversenews.blogspot.com/2016/07/the-versatility-of-blue.html
- Forbes – http://www.forbes.com/sites/sujatakundu/2016/06/30/the-accidental-discovery-of-a-brand-new-shade-of-blue/#1ee79601438e
- India Today – http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/yinmn-the-newest-shade-of-blue-is-energy-efficient-and-chemical-free/1/704565.html
- Terra Brasil – https://noticias.terra.com.br/ciencia/yinmn-a-nova-tonalidade-intensa-e-brilhante-de-azul-descoberta-por-acidente,279893b7d1183fd469722c712a7d01cabasb988p.html
- Gazet Van Antwerpen – http://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20160628_02360617/wetenschapper-ontdekt-revolutionaire-nieuwe-kleur?hkey=e8909b03b144aada5249a627e80ad61b&utm_source=gva&utm_medium=nieuwsbrief&utm_campaign=avond_metropool&M_BT=65047025317&adh_i=6a000a7bc58fe27ed967766ddce5ff13
- Woman TOC – http://www.womantoc.gr/life/article/yinmn-blue-epistimones-anakalypsan-mia-olokainourgia-apoxrosi-tou-ble
- BBC.com – http://www.bbc.com/portuguese/geral-36644897
- FOR Elements – http://forelements.pl/yinmn-czyli-calkiem-nowy-rodzaj-niebieskiego/
- kenh14.vn – http://kenh14.vn/yinmn-blue.html
- BBC.com – http://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-36597000
- Nerdcore – http://www.nerdcore.de/2016/06/29/newest-blue-is-yinmn-blue/
- Did you know? blog – http://didyouknowblog.com/post/146717305045/science-teacher-mas-subramanian-and-his-team-at
- Indie 88 – http://indie88.com/this-new-shade-of-blue-scientists-discovered-looks-awfully-familiar/
- Gurney Journey – http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2016/03/new-blue-pigment-discovered.html
- Digital Trends – http://www.digitaltrends.com/home/blue-pigment/
- Architectural Digest – http://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/scientists-accidentally-discover-a-new-shade-of-blue
- AOL News – http://www.aol.com/article/2016/06/29/new-vivid-blue-color-accidentally-discovered-by-scientists/21421643/
- Jack on the Web – http://jackontheweb.cbslocal.com/2016/06/29/scientist-discovers-a-new-shade-of-blue/
- Futurism – http://futurism.com/chemists-accidentally-created-a-new-shade-of-blue-now-what/
- 3CR.org – http://www.3cr.org.au/lostinscience/episode-201607210830/saturated-fat-yea-or-nay-new-pigment-yinmn-blue-bio-engineering
- Times of India – http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/Five-Indian-inventions-that-you-have-probably-never-heard-of/articleshow/53357956.cms
- Think Out Loud – http://www.opb.org/radio/programs/thinkoutloud/segment/new-blue-pigment-music-inspired-by-crater-lake/
- Science Magazine – https://science.sciencemag.org/content/364/6439/424
- New York Times – https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/05/style/blue-pigment-YInMn.html
- OPB – https://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-state-university-color-blue-mas-subramanian-chemistry/
Keep checking back, we’ll update as we get more links. In the mean time, you can follow the hashtags. #MasBlue #YlnMnBlue