The Blackest Material 299
QuantumCrypto writes "Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have created 'the world's first material that reflects virtually no light.' This anti-reflection technology is based on nanomaterial and could lead to the development of more efficient solar cells, brighter LEDs, and 'smarter' light sources. In theory, if a room were to be coated with this material, switching on the lights would only illuminate the items in the room and not the walls, giving a sense of floating free in infinite space."
tsk (Score:3, Funny)
Looks like a fish, (Score:4, Funny)
To get this out of the way... (Score:5, Funny)
#GGGGGG (Score:5, Funny)
how much more black could this be? (Score:5, Funny)
None more black.
Re:tsk (Score:5, Funny)
Dolomite (Score:2, Funny)
Blackness (Score:5, Funny)
THERE'S JUST NO POINT ANY MORE! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:#GGGGGG (Score:3, Funny)
Doesn't work for me (Score:4, Funny)
Picture (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Possible uses for the military? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Outside (Score:5, Funny)
All of my kid's Goth friends are probably rejoycing and wondering when they can get a t-shirt or trechcoat made of this stuff.
Is it blacker than priests socks? (Score:5, Funny)
TED: Priest socks. Really black ones.
DOUGAL: I read somewhere, I think it was in an article about priest socks that priest socks are blacker than any other type of socks.
TED: That's right Dougal. Sometimes you see lay people wear what look like black socks but if you look closely you'll see they're very, very, very, very, very, very, very dark blue.
DOUGAL: Actually that's true. I thought my uncle Tommy was wearing black socks but when I looked at them closely they were just very, very, very, very, very, very, VERY, very, very, very dark blue.
TED: Never buy black socks in a normal shop. They'll shaft you every time!
Black Nano Paint is Grey Goo (Score:1, Funny)
No colors anymore I want them to turn black
The cops, they won't know how fast my car goes
I have to turn my head because their radar blows
I see a line of cars and they're all painted black
Driving so fast and never looking back
I see people turn their heads as I make my getaway
Like a hot booth babe, I do her ever day
I look inside myself and see my heart is painted black
Damn nano-paint, the beta-test was just a hack
Maybe I'll fade away and not have to face the facts
It's not easy breathing when your world is covered with nano-black
No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue
I could not foresee this thing happening to you
If I look hard enough into the setting sun
I still can't see anything, the world is done
I saw a red sportscar that I wanted painted black
No colors anymore, I want them back
I can't see the girls walk by, it's all just grey goo
I have to turn my head and pray this darkness goes
I wanna see it painted, painted black
Black as night, black as coal
I wanna see the sun blotted out from the sky
I wanna see it painted, painted, painted, painted black
Re:Dolomite (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Possible uses for the military? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:tsk (Score:3, Funny)
My mother in law once saw a black shirt that said (in a dark brown font) "I'm just wearing this color until they find something darker."
I guess I've found a new material to make a t-shirt out of.
Re:#GGGGGG (Score:5, Funny)
Once you go #GGGG, you never go ^H^H^H^H.
Re:Outside (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Is this a record? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:What does it look like? (Score:5, Funny)
#define noname_width 16
#define noname_height 16
static char noname_bits[] = {
0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00
0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00
0x00,0x00};
Re:Actually... (Score:4, Funny)
LISA: I'm not inferring anything. You infer; I imply.
HOMER: Well that's a relief.
Why dupe? (Score:2, Funny)
So is this... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Military use? (Score:3, Funny)
Depends on the city of course. Around here, the optimal pattern is a mix of concrete and brick spattered with rat feces and black magic marker grafiti. You'll blend right in.