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Very black is the new black

Cosmos Magazine - Sun 15 Sep 19

Engineers get dark with carbon nanotubes.

Engineers develop 'blackest black' material to date

Phys.org - Fri 13 Sep 19

With apologies to "Spinal Tap," it appears that black can, indeed, get more black.

Engineers develop 'blackest black' material to date, ScienceDaily - Fri 13 Sep 19

MIT unveils new 'blackest black' material and makes a diamond disappear - CNET

CNET - Sat 14 Sep 19

MIT joins a fascinating field that already includes Vantablack.

Move Over Vantablack, MIT Scientists Might Have Created An Even Blacker Black

Ubergizmo - Fri 13 Sep 19

Image credit – R. Capanna, A. Berlato, and A. PinatoSeveral years ago, a company created a version of black that they called the blackest black ever. It was known as Vantablack and apparently ...

There's a New Blackest Material Ever, and It's Eating a Diamond As We Speak

Livescience - Fri 13 Sep 19

It's so black, it turns diamonds into "black holes."

Black just got blacker: Darkest material ever created is '10 times darker than anything else'

Daily Mail - Fri 13 Sep 19

Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology covered a £1.6million diamond (pictured before and after) with the substance in a bid to prove its blackness.

MIT engineers accidentally create a new king of darkness

Techspot - Fri 13 Sep 19

Engineers from MIT have crafted a material that is 10 times blacker than any other material previously reported. Best yet, they weren’t even trying.

MIT Engineers Have Created the 'Blackest Black' to Ever Black

Gizmodo - Fri 13 Sep 19

Move over, Vantablack. MIT engineers have developed a material they they claim is 10 times blacker than any other to date. Read more...

MIT scientists accidentally create the blackest material ever

Engadget - Fri 13 Sep 19

Good news for goths -- black somehow just got even blacker. MIT engineers have cooked up a material that's 10 times blacker than anything else previously reported. Capturing more ...

Researchers produce blackest black material to date

UPI - Fri 13 Sep 19

Material engineers at MIT have produced the blackest black material to date, 10 times blacker than previous record-black materials.

Really, really black is the new black

Science Blog - Fri 13 Sep 19

With apologies to “Spinal Tap,” it appears that black can, indeed, get more black. MIT engineers report today that they have cooked up a material ... Read more

MIT engineers develop 'blackest black' material to date

Eurekalert - Fri 13 Sep 19

MIT engineers have cooked up a material made of carbon nanotubes that is 10 times blacker than anything that has previously been reported. They are showcasing the cloak-like material as part ...