Tuesday, June 30, 2026
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Secrets of how we see color revealed at the molecular level

A global team has cracked a decades-old mystery, revealing the atomic structures of the molecules in our eyes that allow us to see colors. "To understand how we detect light and perceive colors, we need to know the exact structure of light-sensitive molecules in our eyes," said The Australian Nation...

Secrets of how we see color revealed at the molecular level
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A global team has cracked a decades-old mystery, revealing the atomic structures of the molecules in our eyes that allow us to see colors. "To understand how we detect light and perceive colors, we need to know the exact structure of light-sensitive molecules in our eyes," said The Australian National University (ANU) researcher Emeritus Professor Trevor Lamb.

Originally published at Phys.org

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