New material pushes the boundary of blackness - Yahoo! News - The Diigo Meta page

• 17 Jan 08
  

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  58 black carbon color del.icio.us imported light material nanotubes science technology

  • The substance has a total reflective index of 0.045 percent
  • Basic black paint, by comparison, has a reflective index of 5 percent to 10 percent.
  • "If you could make materials that would block these radiations, it could have serious applications for stealth and defense," Ajayan said.

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