Why the Perfect Red Is Impossible to Make
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Making the perfect red pigment is surprisingly hard.
制造完美的红色颜料出奇地困难。
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Bright red is already out there in paintings, mugs, and ferraris.
鲜红色在画作、马克杯和法拉利跑车上已经随处可见。
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But the ideal source of red isn't just vibrant; it's durable and non-toxic, all at the same time.
但理想的红色来源不仅要鲜艳，还要同时具备耐用性和无毒性。
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We've found a pigment like this for many other colors in the rainbow, but so far we have yet to find that ultimate red, either in nature or in the lab.
我们已经在彩虹的其他许多颜色中找到了这样的颜料，但到目前为止，无论是在自然界还是实验室里，我们都还没有找到那种终极的红色。
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It turns out much of the science behind creating specific colors is still unknown, which makes engineering new colors hard.
事实证明，创造特定颜色背后的许多科学原理仍然未知，这使得设计新颜色变得困难。
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