Bridge the Gap

Pigments colors and other shades of physics


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If sunlight is often described as "white," why do we see so many colors? How are colors connected to the wavelengths of light? And what exactly is a wavelength? Anna Galler, a researcher at TU Graz, takes us on a journey through the world of light, pigments, and the fascinating physics behind every shade.

References: 

[1] Kurt Nassau, "The Causes of Color" - published in the October 1980 issue of Scientific American, Volume 243, Number 4, on pages 124-154

[2] Kurt Nassau, "The Fifteen Causes of Color: The Physics and Chemistry of Color" - published in the journal Color Research & Application in February 1987 (Volume 12, Issue 1, pages 4-26).
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Bridge the GapBy TU Graz