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Super Black Material

Super Black Material

Have you ever wondered what the darkest material known to man is? Well, it goes without saying that UK scientists have managed to determine this conveniently. In fact, it’s not a discovery – it is an actual creation. It’s a newly produced material which is firmly believed to be the darkest material that has been created. Vantablack, that’s how it’s called, is a pure carbon…

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BLACK 2.0: The World’s “Mattest And Flattest” Black Paint Is Finally Available To All, And Costs Less Than You Think

BLACK 2.0: The World’s “Mattest And Flattest” Black Paint Is Finally Available To All, And Costs Less Than You Think

Finally, I can paint my surroundings to reflect my dark soul. British artist Stuart Semple has developed a batch of super-black paint that’s also affordable and easily accessible for every artist!

You might recall Surrey NanoSystems’ “world’s blackest color” pigment Vantablack which is regarded as the blackest material in the world, but it costs a lot, users outside the UK require a government…

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BLACK 2.zero: The "World's Mattest, Flattest" Black Paint Is Lastly Out, And It is Obtainable To All

BLACK 2.zero: The “World’s Mattest, Flattest” Black Paint Is Lastly Out, And It is Obtainable To All

Lastly, I can paint my environment to mirror my darkish soul. British artist Stuart Semple has developed a batch of super-black paint that’s additionally reasonably priced and simply accessible for each artist!

You may recall Surrey NanoSystems’ “world’s blackest shade” pigment Vantablack which is considered the blackest materials on the planet, however it prices loads, customers exterior the…

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Meet Vantablack: The Blackest Material Known To Science

Three years ago a team of British researchers from Surrey NanoSystems invented and produced the blackest material known to science named Vantablack. Since then, the team permanently works on material by updating its blackness. Today, there is no spectrometer in the world powerful enough to measure how much light it absorbs. Moreover, the material has come out in a sprayable form holding people in awe on its blackening power that will mystify the physical objects painted to black.

Vantablack material is so dark it can’t be measured. Image Credit: Surrey NanoSystems

Paint, pigment, fabric or something else?

When we look at things painted by Vantablcak we can easily think it’s some kind of fabric, material or powerful paint. But it is not. Vantablack is special coating made from millions of carbon nanotubes, each one measuring around 20 nanometers – approximately 3,500 times smaller than the diameter of a human hair. A surface area of just 1 cm squared would contain around 1,000 million of these nanotubes. When light hits the tubes, it’s absorbed and cannot escape—which means that actually, Vantablack is the absence of color.

BBC One Show masks coated in a newly developed, non-nanotube super black paint. Image credit: Surrey NanoSystems

While being sensitive to touch, Vantablack is super robust against shock or vibration due to the fact that it has almost no mass. Its darkness is so strong (absorb 99.96 percent of incident visible light) that observers need time to perceive it. It’s like you’re looking at a bottomless black hole.

Here’s a short clip of two new, non-nanotube, super-black paints that Surrey NanoSystems uploaded to compare regular black and Vantablack.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in1izgg-W3w

The material was originally designed for super technical fields, like space equipment, where its ability to limit stray light makes it ideal for the inside of telescopes. But it could be applied to more everyday objects if the conditions are right. In fact, the team has released ‘spray-on’ form, dubbed Vantablack S-VIS. It absorbs 99,8 percent of visible and ultraviolet light. It can be applied to almost any stable material surface – such as polymers – as well as to large and complex shapes. The only major requirement is that the surface or substrate material must be able to withstand temperatures up to 100°C.

Vantablack S-VIS is so effective that its reflectance performance far outstrips any other known paint or super-black coating. Image credit: Surrey NanoSystems

The incredible abilities of Vantablack open a whole range of possibilities in design and applications.

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A scientist shows that this black is blacker than original Vantablack!