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 ...

If I were a supervillain, I’d want my name to be Vantablack. Unfortunately, that moniker is already taken, but not by a Hollywood bad guy. No, its owner is even more dark and mysterious: Vantablack is ...

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 ...

Scientists have discovered an intriguing new way several types of fish camouflage themselves in the dark depths of the ocean. The deep sea dwellers have a special skin that absorbs 99.95 per cent of ...

A team of scientists have created a white paint that’s so white, they say, that it reflects 95.5 percent of sunlight that reaches its surface. Essentially, it’s the exact opposite of Vantablack, the ...

Look at that. It’s like, how much more black could this be? And the answer is none. None more black. I’m sorry for that, but there are some jokes that demand to be made. That was one of them. In all ...

We're obsessed with Vantablack, the blackest material ever made. Every time Surrey Nanosystems, the company that makes it, releases a new video it blows us away. In this new video, the researchers ...

Earth's satellite problem is only getting worse as time goes on and more satellites are sent into orbit. One of the chief issues with the number of satellites in orbit is how much they can affect our ...

Fans of matte black, murdered-out style take note: There's a new black paint on the scene that makes your car pale in comparison. (Also note that the trend is well and truly played out. But we digress ...