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The Blackest Material

Posted by kdawson on from the reflect-on-this dept.

QuantumCrypto writes "Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have created 'the world's first material that reflects virtually no light.' This anti-reflection technology is based on nanomaterial and could lead to the development of more efficient solar cells, brighter LEDs, and 'smarter' light sources. In theory, if a room were to be coated with this material, switching on the lights would only illuminate the items in the room and not the walls, giving a sense of floating free in infinite space."

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  1. Is this a record? by Von+Rex · · Score: 0, Redundant

    You just duped a story from three days ago. Do you guys even read your own site?

  2. None more black by spagthorpe · · Score: 1, Redundant

    "It's like, how much more black could this be? and the answer is none. None more black." -- Nigel Tufnel

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    WWJD -- What Would Jimi Do?
    (Smash amp, burn guitar, take home the groupies)