Researchers Unveil New Color Beyond Human Vision

April 21, 2025, 4:20 pm

Innovative experiments using laser pulses on participants’ retinas have revealed a color previously unseen by human eyes. The breakthrough challenges traditional notions of color perception and could spark new research in vision science as scientists explore how our visual systems respond to unconventional stimuli.

cnet.com / Researchers Shoot Lasers At People's Eyes To Help Them See A New Color

The new color, olo, is described as a "blue-green of unprecedented saturation."

techspot.com / Researchers say they've discovered a new color that no human has ever perceived

Five individuals participated in the experiment, which involved shooting pulses of visible-wavelength laser light directly into their eyes to stimulate individual photoreceptor cells on the retina. According to the scientists, this method theoretically enables the display of colors that lie beyond...

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