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 …

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 · Made from carbon nanotubes, this foil captures at least 99.995 per cent of light – making it the blackest material on record. Like an eternal black hole, the ultra–black fabric …

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 · 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 …

1 day ago · Blackest Fabric Ever Made Absorbs 99.87% of All Light That Hits It (sciencealert.com) 29 Posted by BeauHD on Friday December 05, 2025 @09:02PM from the inspired-by-nature …

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 …