2 days ago · Engineers at Cornell University have created the blackest fabric on record, finding it absorbs 99.87 percent of all light that dares to illuminate its surface. To make something …

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 …

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.

3 days ago · Image: Ryan Young / Cornell University Researchers at Cornell University have created a wearable fabric that absorbs almost all visible light, producing an ultravivid black that …

2 days ago · By combining polydopamine dye with plasma-etched nanostructures, they produced a flexible textile that absorbs nearly all visible light.

In a remarkable breakthrough, scientists have developed the darkest fabric ever made, inspired by the feathers of a bird. This new ultrablack material absorbs more than 99% of visible light ...