Discovery of EIGHTH colour in the rainbow using Carbon nano tube

Scientists have recently “observed” an invisible eighth colour in the rainbow, a discovery that could have wide-ranging implications in the field of military camouflage and modern surveillance.

The invention of the new basic colour in the spectrum of light was made by physicists at the Randall Monroe University in West Virginia, who were investigating packets of photons that are fired through a cloud of ultracold sodium atoms, colliding with the light and slowing it down. This light was then passed through a series of carbon nanotubes in which the incident angle was enough to bounce the photons back on themselves.

The eighth colour can be thought of as the first addition to the traditional spectrum since Isaac Newton first successfully split white light using a triangular prism in 1671.

There is a possibility that this new colour could be the pioneer in the invention of a invisible cover. While current designs rely on physically bending light around an object or shielding it from a small portion of the spectrum, scientists suggest that simply bathing the target in this previously unseen colour could have dramatic results. 
 

The relative simplicity of the new technology could also have impact on the consumer market, as researchers claim, accessing the colour would not be expensive.