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This new carbon nanotube material is the darkest thing on the planet

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We know what darkness is: it's the absence of light, and something we each encounter when the sun goes down. Seeing darkness in broad daylight on the other hand, that's weird. It's also, astonishingly, a completely possible thing. Sitting on a piece of aluminum foil in Surrey NanoSystems' lab is something called Vantablack -- a low-temperature carbon nanotube material that absorbs 99.96% of all light that touches it. It's effectively the darkest material on the planet, and anything draped in becomes non-reflective, losing any and all surface detail. So, what's the point? This new ultra dark material uses a low-temperature process, which allows it to be applied to things like stealth vehicles or telescopes, allowing them to avoid detection or see farther, respectively.

 

 

wow that is cool

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Obviously people haven't seen my heart.

calm down there satan

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*other then the internet. but seriously that's cooooooolll.

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Its only black...

 

 

If you actually see it in person you would notice it is very very dark.

 

 

Your monitor can't display that obviously.

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If you actually see it in person you would notice it is very very dark.

 

 

Your monitor can't display that obviously.

But it's a 3D monitor.... ;)

I should be studying.

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ooooh, that's tricky.  real tricky. :o

Grammar and spelling is not indicative of intelligence/knowledge.  Not having the same opinion does not always mean lack of understanding.  

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But it's a 3D monitor.... ;)

 

Well either your dumb or a troll. 

 

 

I don't think it is worth trying to explain it to you further either way.

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ooooh, that's tricky.  real tricky. :o

 

 

I wonder what it really looks like.

 

Seeing as our monitors can't really get close to showing what that looks like.

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I wonder what it really looks like.

 

Seeing as our monitors can't really get close to showing what that looks like.

It looks dangerous. very dangerous.

 

EDIT: for those who may not know why,  this material will make anything 99.96% invisible to radar, night vision, heat vision and the human eye in dark environments. That's a suit, plane, car or boat and weapons virtually undetectable by most modern scanners. 

Grammar and spelling is not indicative of intelligence/knowledge.  Not having the same opinion does not always mean lack of understanding.  

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Well either your dumb or a troll. 

 

 

I don't think it is worth trying to explain it to you further either way.

That's rude and pointless for saying.

 

I don't think you understand how sarcasm works.

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I think this is very interesting for stealth applications - but I have to wonder about it's thermal properites - if it's going to be absorbing that much light, how does it react to that and is it going to be any different from other materials?

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keep going science keep going, i want something nice when i finish studying.

May the light have your back and your ISO low.

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Must be hot to touch. What if this was turned into a heatsink?

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P-put your dick in it

 

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Well either your dumb or a troll. 

 

 

I don't think it is worth trying to explain it to you further either way.

 

Its called a joke dude, notice the winky face. Learn to lighten up on the forum.

I should be studying.

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Obviously people haven't seen my heart.

Gray would be the colour if I had a heart.

I wonder what use this might be for solar power? Can the absorbed energy be harnessed?

Also: yes! Finally I can get myself a true black mage robe. A this really takes me back to the good old UO days.

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hihi "lighten" up. Hard considering the topic

P.s. sorry for the double post I seem to be to stupid to make multy quotes on mobile.

Haha didn't even think of that  :P

I should be studying.

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wow that's awesome and dangerous, need a suit covered in it. 

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