Vantablack, first announced in 2014, is a rare real-life special effect, a coating so black that it sucks in almost every photon that hits it. It makes any three-dimensional object basically look like ...
Another shot has been fired in the war over Vantablack, the world’s blackest material. Artist Stuart Semple is taking aim yet again at Anish Kapoor, who infamously secured the exclusive rights for the ...
Artists the world over were instantly captivated three years ago when UK-based Surrey NanoSystems announced the invention of Vantablack, the darkest material ever made. And things continue to get ...
Vantablack is a coating so black, anything covered in it appears to disappear, replaced by the blackest of black voids. Now, the company behind the coating, Surrey NanoSystems, has teamed up with BMW ...
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Though it may look like a 2D cartoon wormhole, "Vantablack" is the blackest material known to ...
The material has been termed “blacker than black” and for a good reason. UK-based Surrey NanoSystems’ VantaBlack can absorb 99.96% of the radiation in the visible spectrum and even those beyond human ...
Researchers from the U.K. plan to launch a CubeSat covered with a newly formulated "hull-darkening" Vantablack paint into space next year. If successful, the coating could help mitigate light ...
You may have heard about Vantablack before. It’s the material that’s made up of “forests” of carbon nanotubes, which absorb and trap light to the point where it looks like reality itself has a gaping ...
BMW decided to paint one of its X6 SUVs black. But not just any black; Vantablack the darkest pigment ever created. Then they brought it to the Frankfurt Auto Show and put it in a room with flashing ...
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It doesn't get much darker than Vantablack, a special coating material that'll make you think you're staring into the heart of a black hole. Now it's available to coat all sorts of things. Freelance ...