Scientists have recently created the darkest material on Earth, a material that absorbs 99.9 percent of light. The key is to understand that it doesn’t reflect any light, but it also absorbs a lot of light. Both are important to make the darkest material. This new guy is made of carbon nano-tubes, all standing on end, and with irregular exposed surfaces. It’s 30 times darker than the current standard for blackness. The only thing you can see when you stare into this new dark is the reflection of your own soul looking back. Sorry, all the talk about blackness got me feeling a little goth.
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