Darkest Material

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Finally, the real black stuff that doesn't look funny. It would make awesome black coat on laptop without glare/reflect light.

It is composed of carbon nano-tubes, tiny tubes of tightly rolled carbon that are 400 hundred times smaller than the diameter of a strand of hair. The carbon helps absorb some of the light.

These tubes are standing on end, much like a patch of grass. This arrangement traps light in the tiny gaps between the "blades."
The researchers have also made the surface of this carbon nano-tube carpet irregular and rough to cut down on reflectivity.

"Such a nano-tube array not only reflects light weakly, but also absorbs light strongly," said Shawn-Yu Lin, a professor of physics at Rensselaer, who helped make the substance
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Goths Rejoice: Scientist Invent Darkest Material on Earth | Listening Post from Wired.com
 
The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is not that far from my home. My sister was interested in Goth stuff. Wonder if she'd like that for clothes. :cool:
 
Forget about Goth.

This is perfect fabric for white terps. :D
 
Imagine coating the walls and ceiling of my room with that!

You open my door and all you see is complete darkness... not even a hint of light! :Ohno:
 
I can see they can use it as part of stealth at nighttime. Ya know people break into to rescue the hostages or whatever.

If they can figure out how to reflect the light instead of absorb it, then we can have a cloak of invisible!
 
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