# 1710: "The First New Blue in 200 Years"

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Published: 2026-07-11T07:00:02+00:00
Episode link: https://jimconnors.net/interesting-things-with-jc/2026/7/11/1710-the-first-new-blue-in-200-years
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## Resource

Interesting Things with JC #1710: "The First New Blue in 200 Years" – Chemists heating a mixture of metal oxides for a magnetism experiment watched it cool into a vivid blue pigment no one expected, and the accidental discovery became the first new inorganic blue added to artists' palettes in roughly 200 years while finding uses far beyond paint.

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