Anomalocaris Posted October 26, 2015 #1 Share Posted October 26, 2015 (edited) Scientists Have Produced the Blackest Material Ever The new material, developed by researchers from Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulla University of Science and Technology, is built up using carbon nanotubes to help absorb the light. In fact, it’s made from a series of small nanoparticle spheres, each of which has a nano-cylinder resting on top of it. Read more Edited October 26, 2015 by Anomalocaris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranormalcy Posted October 26, 2015 #2 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Well, you learn something new every day. Is it important that we have something that's blacker than all other black things? Is this something we've been striving for? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sepulchrave Posted October 26, 2015 #3 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Is it important that we have something that's blacker than all other black things? Is this something we've been striving for? It is not a huge milestone, but it is potentially useful in solar energy-related applications. The material is black because it absorbs all the light that hits it, and does not reflect anything. IF the energy absorbed can be converted into electricity, then a layer of this material could be part of a very efficient solar cell. Current solar cells are only able to use a portion of the available light. However that is a pretty big "if". 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelnjones Posted October 26, 2015 #4 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Will this be used for a Spinal Tap Album Cover? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubblykiss Posted October 26, 2015 #5 Share Posted October 26, 2015 (edited) Is it Darker than Black? Cause now I just want to paint it red. ....or wait......isn't it the other way around. Edited October 26, 2015 by bubblykiss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theotherguy Posted October 26, 2015 #6 Share Posted October 26, 2015 So how does it compare to "Windowless room with well-fitted door" as a color? Is there a limit to how much dark we can perceive? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundew Posted October 27, 2015 #7 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Neat! How did they turn the soul of a politician into physical matter? BTW I saw this online well over a year ago, this is not news. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troublehalf Posted October 27, 2015 #8 Share Posted October 27, 2015 (edited) "darkets" Can't people at CNN spell? Also, the darkest thing in the world is my soul. Edited October 27, 2015 by Troublehalf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Hammerclaw Posted October 27, 2015 #9 Share Posted October 27, 2015 That would be like a cloak of invisibility at night. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Dumbass Posted October 27, 2015 #10 Share Posted October 27, 2015 (edited) Haha... only 99%? last year, june 2014 the same company said they made it 99.965%. Edited October 27, 2015 by Captain Dumass 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anomalocaris Posted October 27, 2015 Author #11 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Haha... only 99%? last year, june 2014 the same company said they made it 99.965%. That was a British company actually: A material so dark that you can't see it... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted October 27, 2015 #12 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted October 27, 2015 #13 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Well, you learn something new every day. Is it important that we have something that's blacker than all other black things? Is this something we've been striving for? One use for this material will be for the inside of night vision goggles. I used to work at a mil-spec circuit board shop (before the traitor clinton shipped all those jobs abroad through NAFTA) All inner workings on night vision goggles must be black and as non-reflective as possible. So this material will probably make night vision goggles a bit better. I'm sure that is just one of many uses for very dark non-reflective materials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodnite Posted October 27, 2015 #14 Share Posted October 27, 2015 A mini black hole for light. Cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastieRunner Posted October 27, 2015 #15 Share Posted October 27, 2015 A mini black hole for light. Cool. Careful. You might get your soul sucked in! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talion78 Posted October 27, 2015 #16 Share Posted October 27, 2015 I tried to watch the video and all I got was a black screen...........oh that was the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Dumbass Posted October 28, 2015 #17 Share Posted October 28, 2015 (edited) That was a British company actually: Yes, its a company in Surrey, England. I have NO idea why people would think its was arabian. Arabians even tries to take credit for the numerical system wich originates from India (Hindu). I guess they think... close enough. But in the dark matter case i think Surrey is not close enough for them to take credit for it ;-) Edited October 28, 2015 by Captain Dumass 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadepony Posted October 29, 2015 #18 Share Posted October 29, 2015 i could use this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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