Vantablack has the current crown for being ... it’s a simple acrylic paint that’s been absolutely loaded with pigment, which means application is as easy as brushing it on and letting it ...

Vantablack, an ominously-named coating, is one of the world’s blackest human-made substances. It was developed to coat satellite camera openings, absorbing stray light from the sun and moon so ...

And how was it made in the first place? Narrator: You may remember this color, Vantablack. It was unveiled in 2014, and media outlets called it the darkest color in the world. But this color here?

UK-based artist Stuart Semple created a pigment that he claimed to be the world's "pinkest pink" and made it available to purchase on his website for "everyone but Anish Kapoor". Vantablack's ...