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 ...
In a bit of news that sounds like like something out of Who Framed Roger Rabbit, a man in Portugal fell into an eight-foot-deep hole painted with an ultra-black paint to make it look like a flat ...
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 ...
This piece originally appeared on the Conversation. Back in 2008, carbon nanotubes—exceptionally fine tubes made up of carbon atoms—were making headlines. A new study from the U.K. had just shown that ...
You have probably heard of Vantablack by now, since the world’s darkest material has taken industries from science to art by storm. When Surrey NanoSystems first released Vantablack, they suggested ...
In addition to witnessing world-class feats of athleticism—and a North Korean “art troupe”—visitors to the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, will have the chance to see “the darkest ...
A building described as the “darkest on Earth” has been unveiled at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, in South Korea. It’s the work of British architect Asif Khan, who achieved the super-black effect ...