'Darkest ever' material created

[Akoto]

Source: BBC

The "darkest ever" substance known to science has been made in a US laboratory.

The material was created from carbon nanotubes - sheets of carbon just one atom thick rolled up into cylinders.

Researchers say it is the closest thing yet to the ideal black material, which absorbs light perfectly at all angles and over all wavelengths.

The discovery is expected to have applications in the fields of electronics and solar energy.

Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7190107.stm

I thought this was kind of neat. Lots of potential advances could be made from this.

[musette_sf]

1. Larry David has a new show? n/t

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

2. LOL

[Chovexani]

3. Goths the world over excited

Over new eyeliner advance.

[AlCzervik]

4. when will they make clothes out of it?

my husband call me "Morticia".

[Superargo]

5. I've heard that Chris Matthews...

has questioned if it's black enough however... What's a nanotune gotta do?

(sorry, couldn't resist...)Cool article, Akoto, thanks for posting!

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6. "Ideal black material"

How many degrees of separation before this can be turned into a thread about race, racism or Obama?

[Akoto]

7. Hah. I worried about that, but ...

I'm hoping nobody pushes the envelope. :P

[annabanana]

8. hee hee. . too late!. . . . n/t

[annabanana]

9. Here's hoping that it will lead to really cheap, really durable solar

collection & storage!

[kimmerspixelated]

10. You mean the writer's strike is over?