Schematic of light emission from the color center at the oxide/SiC interface. (Image: Osaka University) Previous research has demonstrated a range of factors that can play a role in the formation of ...

Learn about artists who pushed boundaries and explored color for color’s sake Alexandra Loske The Impressionist movement of the latter nineteenth century proved a catalyst for changing not only how we ...

NEW YORK — “I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it,” Shug tells Celie in Alice Walker’s “The Color Purple.” In nature, among the priestly ...

Suppose two speakers of the same language are playing a guessing game where each has the same color swatches, and Player 1 tries to get Player 2 to guess a hue by naming the color. If the second ...

In order to see the red of a sunset or the green of spring leaves, developing human eyes need to get the right hormone at the right time. That's the finding of a team of scientists who studied how ...

'It's inspired by the brilliance of a new star formed in space.' When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. What do you get when you mix a ...

Unlike the enchanting yellow-green flashes of light produced on warm summer evenings by Photinus pyralis, the most common firefly species in North America, the orange lights of Photinus scintillans ...

Ahead of Pantone’s December 4 announcement of its 27th Color of the Year, explore the complete history of selections that have shaped design trends and reflected our collective mood. Pantone will ...

Many next-generation quantum devices rely on single-photon emitters based on optically active defects in solids, known as ...