1 day ago · While the fabric isn't the blackest material humans have ever created, it comes close. The startling Vantablack is said to absorb up to 99.96 percent of all light that hits it, while an …

19 hours ago · Inspired by the feathers of a bird species whose plumage absorbs nearly all light, researchers at Cornell University have created a fabric that does the same. Their new material …

4 days ago · Like an eternal black hole, ultra-black fabric created at Cornell University absorbs 99.87 per cent of light while reflecting the remaining 0.13 per cent.

5 days ago · These features were made to mimic the light-trapping capabilities found on the riflebird’s ultrablack feathers, which absorb most of the light that hits them. The researchers’ …

4 days ago · This combination of pigment barbules means that the feathers absorb nearly all the light that hits it, making the bird look extraordinarily black.

1 day ago · alternative_right shares a report from ScienceAlert: Engineers at Cornell University have created the blackest fabric on record, finding it absorbs 99.87 percent of all light that …

3 days ago · Researchers at Cornell University have created a wearable fabric that absorbs almost all visible light, producing an ultravivid black that remains consistent under different …