“Black 4.0 absorbs an astonishing 99.95% of visible light which is about as close to full light absorption as you’ll ever get in a paint,” said Semple. He notes this outperforms Vantablack ...

Eye black is one of the most common accessories football players wear during games, but not everyone knows why. The belief is ...

A new super-black wood-based material has been created that absorbs more than 99 percent of the light that hits it. What's more, the material was discovered almost by accident. Researchers were ...

Rather than being covered in color, the birds are largely covered in soft black feathers which absorb so much light that they rival manmade materials. When the male of the species begins its ...

It's a phenomenon called "eye black." Natural skin absorbs some light, but reflects the rest. This reflection can cause glare and impair vision. Black stripes are supposed to prevent this by ...

White surfaces reflect all colours of light, which is why they appear white. Black surfaces absorb all colours of light, which is why they appear black. Coloured surfaces reflect some colours and ...

A drastic reduction of black-carbon emissions could provide near-immediate relief with important co-benefits. Light-absorbing black carbon, emitted through incomplete combustion, warms the ...

Researchers analyzed the velvet ant’s exoskeleton and uncovered a highly specialized structure that minimizes light reflection and maximizes absorption, making it one of the most ultra-black ...