Blackest material ever created

[Mekk]

US researchers said they have made the darkest material on Earth, a substance so black it absorbs more than 99.9% of light.

Made from tiny tubes of carbon standing on end, this material is almost 30 times darker than a carbon substance used by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology as the current benchmark of blackness.

Full article. (http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/536641/1546493)


Another article. (http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2007/March/01030701.asp)

Another article. (http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2008/01/16/2139711.htm?site=science&topic=latest)

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I want leathers coated in this stuff.

[Oakie]

Even blacker than the Ugandan dentist we used to have in Oamaru? Wow!

[vifferman]

I want leathers coated in this stuff.
They'd be more than a tad warm....

[Jantar]

I want a bike coated in this stuff. :niceone:

[Mekk]

They'd be more than a tad warm....

Perfect for Arthur's Pass.

[oldrider]

I wonder if it can soak up radar beams? :shifty: Imagine the first "stealth" Tiger in the world!

Eat your heart out.....:Police:

Not that it would effect me but I have friends. :confused: John.

[Gubb]

I'm lookin' at it, and i'm thinkin' to myself, "how can this be any more black?", and the answer is none. None more black.

[P38]

Only in America!

Well it seems this stuff is Blacker than the Blackest Black thing on the Blackest Black night.

Bet the bloody Russians have a Blacker Black thing though :yes:

[Brett]

That is very cool. I wonder who has the whitest/most reflective/brightest reflecting substance?

[Sully60]

That'll sell well in the Hutt:headbang:

[SlashWylde]

Yeah. 'Disaster Area' used this stuff to coat the outside of their stunt space ships before crashing them into the nearest sun at the culmination of their concerts, to create solar flares.

Soooo black....Sooo cool.

[NotaGoth]

Black is so in.....:yes:

[Laava]

Blacker than a bats arse!

[boostin]

Tiny tubes of carbon standing on end is the new black.

[Usarka]

I'm going to get some for my curtains......

[McJim]

That is very cool. I wonder who has the whitest/most reflective/brightest reflecting substance?

It's called a mirror. Blacker than the inside of a cat at midnight. Hmmm. Why do so many motorcyclists wear black anyway?

[Big Dave]

I'm going to get some for my curtains......

You've GOT to pull yourself together.

[Big Dave]

Why do so many motorcyclists wear black anyway?

If we have to explain - you wouldn't understand.

[Patar]

The Indian-born Ajayan holds the 2006 Guinness World Record as co-inventor of the smallest brush in the world.

this is what I find to be funniest about the article.

on a side note, it's actually a great invention that should be utilised in water heating systems as all light has energy so your water would still be heated even on a cloudy day!

[skidMark]

That is very cool. I wonder who has the whitest/most reflective/brightest reflecting substance?


my body after being covered all winter....

was discovered at mission bay beach 2 days ago.

it aint pretty.

[The Pastor]

That is very cool. I wonder who has the whitest/most reflective/brightest reflecting substance?
its called a mirror

[Bullitt]

Even blacker than the Ugandan dentist we used to have in Oamaru? Wow!

I used to live just around the corner from him. Still remember his peppermint Datsun 120Y coupe

[SlowHand]

I'm lookin' at it, and i'm thinkin' to myself, "how can this be any more black?", and the answer is none. None more black.

I want leathers with the extra small logo on the back.

Smell the glove!

[sAsLEX]

Even blacker than the Ugandan dentist we used to have in Oamaru? Wow!


I used to live just around the corner from him. Still remember his peppermint Datsun 120Y coupe

Snifter maybe?

[Dave-]

set the controls for the heart of the sun.

[TOTO]

First we lost one planet just like that, now we lost our black coz aparently its not black enough , whats next , is honda gonna buy harley davidson ?

(oops maybe I shouldnt have said that , but I cant be bothered pressing backspace so many times ) lol :done:

[more_fasterer]

Why do so many motorcyclists wear black anyway?

I'm only wearing black until they invent a darker colour.

[MidnightMike]

this is what I find to be funniest about the article.

on a side note, it's actually a great invention that should be utilised in water heating systems as all light has energy so your water would still be heated even on a cloudy day!

I found this to be a little funny too..... hehehehee...... :whistle:

[Usarka]

I found this to be a little funny too..... hehehehee...... :whistle:

You have the blackest name on kb!

[Oakie]

Snifter maybe?

it took me a moment but ..... ah ha ha. Very good!

[Edbear]

... Why do so many motorcyclists wear black anyway?



Black is very slimming, don't you know..?:whistle:

[Jantar]

I wonder if it can soak up radar beams? :shifty:....
That is one of the reasons it was developed. :innocent:

[Big Dave]

I'm only wearing black until they invent a darker colour.

I have a senior position for you in the new order. stand by.

[Big Dave]

You have the blackest name on kb!

But a lightweight metaphorically.

[NZsarge]

I want a bike coated in this stuff. :niceone:


That is one of the reasons it was developed. :innocent:

A stealth FZ1.........hmmm

[Mekk]

I reckon it'd look nice on a Buell or a Superduke.

[Coyote]

I reckon it'd look nice on a Buell or a Superduke.
It'll hide up their lines nicely :lol:

I kid, I'd love to have either or them


Being rough, wouldn't it increase wind resistance? Or could it have a shark skin-like effect?

[Swoop]

I look forward to the day when this stuff is available as a fabric dye...

[Mekk]

Without knowing much about quantum physics or the exact make up of materials...the idea of lots of tubes standing on end...as a liquid...is hard to picture for me.

[Pixie]

The Black Hole of Calcutta had a good run ,but I suppose you can't hold the crown forever.