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Engineers Create the Blackest Material Yet (phys.org)

Posted by Soulskill on from the doesn't-show-dirt dept.

schwit1 writes: Researchers have created the least reflective material ever made, using as inspiration the scales on the all-white cyphochilus beetle. The result was an extremely tiny nanoparticle rod resting on an equally tiny nanoparticle sphere (30 nm diameter) which was able to absorb approximately 98 to 99 percent of the light in the spectrum between 400 and 1,400nm, which meant it was able to absorb approximately 26 percent more light than any other known material — and it does so from all angles and polarizations.

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  1. How black? by justthinkit · · Score: 3, Funny

    Blackity Black Black?

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  2. Blackest and Most Reflective by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    1. Possibly could be used as part of stealthy tech for drone and airplane design.

    2. Immediately draws all LAPD officers within a 10-block radius.

  3. Re:Still not as black as.......... by willworkforbeer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Still not as black as my ex-wife's heart.

    Yours had a heart? Show off.

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  4. New York Fashion by willworkforbeer · · Score: 3, Funny

    Scoffs at your somewhat blackish material, awaits actual wearable black hole.

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