Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley first showed people a color that previously did not exist in nature. The new shade, called “olo,” is a saturated blue-green tone created using the laser technology Oz.
The system makes it possible to activate light-sensitive cells of the retina with unprecedented precision, producing visual images that are impossible under ordinary lighting. For the first time, it used an individual calibration based on the specific features of a given eye, enabling such precise targeting.
The development opens new horizons for vision science, neurophysiology, and medicine. It may help treat disorders of color perception, support the diagnosis of eye diseases, and even create new forms of visual art.
The researchers did not just name a new color. They effectively created it by activating the eye’s receptors in a way that natural light cannot. In other words, this is not simply another complex color such as turquoise or lavender. It is a new kind of visual experience that goes beyond the usual spectrum.
Now, not only do some people see more white, but we can also see a bit more blue-green than ever before.
Source: Futurity
