New Expert Resource -- Color Scientists

I have a couple of rough rules of thumb for deciding what I'm going to review. I generally prefer a narrower focus. Sometimes the focus is so narrow but the topic so interesting I know I'm going to have fun covering it.

So as you might imagine I jumped at RIT's new "Ask a Color Scientist" page, at http://www.cis.rit.edu/mcsl/outreach/faq.php . Color scientists will take your question and answer them on an ever-growing FAQ page (URL above.)

The questions range from cosmic ("I am an artist, and I would like to display the color of the universe. Can you send me the RGB values?") to the practical ("When driving at night, what colors on cars are easier to see and what colors are harder to see?") to the industrial ("What is the best test for screening color vision in employees using penetrant fluorescent dyes to inspect manufactured metal items for defects?") to the ones that zoom over my head and fly around the room ("Is there an analytical method for calculating relative powers needed to achieve a specific white balance for monochromatic sources (eg: lasers) of known wavelengths?")

Answers are usually a few paragraphs with many pointers to books and outside resources, but sometimes they're longer/shorter depending on the complexity of the question. Very interesting, not like anything I've seen before....

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