The first blue pigment discovered in 200 years is now commercially available

Re:The first blue pigment discovered in 200 years is now com... by _Microft on Saturday January 16, 2021 @11:12PM (#25808037)

What about Barium? Water-soluble barium compounds are toxic while the insoluble barium sulfate is used as radiocontrast agent.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barium_sulfate#Radiocontrast_a...

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Re:The first blue pigment discovered in 200 years is now com... by voldacar on Sunday January 17, 2021 @01:19AM (#25808622)

Well sulfates in general tend to be highly insoluble in water, and therefore biologically inert, so I think this is still kind of a cherry-picked example

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Re:The first blue pigment discovered in 200 years is now com... by avianlyric on Sunday January 17, 2021 @08:35AM (#25810510)

Isn’t cherry-picking kind of the point here?

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