The Sad Bear

March 4, 2008

Blacker black

From Washington Post via Kansas City Star via Design Observer:

Researchers in New York reported last month that they have created a paper-thin material that absorbs 99.955 percent of the light that hits it, making it by far the darkest substance ever made — about 30 times as dark as the government’s current standard for blackest black.

The material, made of hollow fibers, is a Roach Motel for photons — light checks in, but it never checks out. By voraciously sucking up all surrounding illumination, it can give those who gaze on it a dizzying sensation of nothingness.

by Tony Gonzalez at 11:09 AM |