Scientists discover an eighth color in the rainbow

Written By ديانا الحموري on 2014/04/02

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

ArabiaWeather.com- What we know is that the rainbow includes seven colors, and what is new is what the British newspaper "The Independent" reported, that physicists at "Randall Monroe" University in West Virginia have discovered an invisible eighth color in the rainbow, which is a discovery of That would have widespread implications for the nature of modern military camouflage and espionage.

And the newspaper stated, through a report published by it, that the new “primary” color in the light spectrum was discovered by scientists who were investigating the properties of “slow light.” Approximately 17 mph.

Experts say the as-yet-unnamed color can be described as the first addition to the traditional light spectrum since Isaac Newton successfully split white light using a triangular prism in 1671.

Speculation on the Internet centered on the assumption that this new color could represent the essential breakthrough needed in the invention of the "invisibility cloak". Dr Flora Badoulis, a professor of physics and study leader, commented: "If we haven't seen this color before, how will other people see the things that will connect?" with it".

The newspaper saw that the relative simplicity of this new technology could also affect the consumer market, as the researchers claim that access to the color will not cost exorbitant sums, and the fashion world is said to be particularly excited about this color.

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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