Super Black : Darkest material ever created by humans

[parad0x]

I read about this in my newspapers today and thought to share it with you guys.

The new "super black" coating made of carbon nanotubes absorbs all but 0.035% of visual light, setting a new world record. Each nanotube is 10,000 times thinner than a human hair.

It is so dark that the human eye cannot comprehend what it is seeing, as shapes and contours are lost, leaving only a hole.

Read about it here : http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/super-black-strange-alien-darkest-material-ever-created-incomprehensible-human-eye-1456525

[Kulverstukas]

This is some really weird stuff I would like to see that thing in reality. I wonder seriously how would a dress look like with thay material every woman's dream as it vanishes the curves, so fat women could look like giant black blobs haha

[Zesh]

Reminds me of Doctor Who:

"I'd say zero balance dwarf star alloy. The densest material in the Universe. Nothing gets through that. You're building me the perfect prison."

[Darkvision]

This is some really weird stuff I would like to see that thing in reality. I wonder seriously how would a dress look like with thay material every woman's dream as it vanishes the curves, so fat women could look like giant black blobs haha

the next gen stealth material is here. i mean holy shit. Ironically the stuff would have to be painted but talk about a scary material. with the high heat absorption and the fact that nano tubes are tough as nails we probably just got a stealth coating that isnt destroyed by rain, with better absorption/refraction properties than any other coating ever developed. crazy stuff. Oh and we can see stuff further away. Still though "defense" applications on this are just absurd...missile/bomb coatings for ordinance to further reduce refraction and we are probably talking about the first stealth bomber/fighter that isnt visible on radar when its dropping its payload. That is just a cheerful thought.

[Axon]

OMG, it's a black hole?

[Code.Illusionist]

very interesting material and this is just one of the reasons why I love science. Now gothic girls can wear even darker black.

[shimomura]

Now gothic girls can wear even darker black.

lol

[TheWormKill]

Still though "defense" applications on this are just absurd...missile/bomb coatings for ordinance to further reduce refraction and we are probably talking about the first stealth bomber/fighter that isnt visible on radar when its dropping its payload. That is just a cheerful thought.

TBH, I'm not sure wether such a material doesn't reflect other types of radiation, so it is probably seen on a radar. and it's impossibly expensive, so it has to be a very rich goth... might as well be that even the usage as a coating on jets etc. is too expensive for the effect.
Just speculating tho.