Black is the new Black
as per this article (Source Stuff.co.nz)
"US [scientists] have made the darkest material on Earth, a substance so black it absorbs more than 99.9 per cent of light.
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The substance has a total reflective index of 0.045 per cent - which is more than three times darker than the nickel-phosphorous alloy that now holds the record as the world's darkest material.
Basic black paint, by comparison, has a reflective index of 5 per cent to 10 per cent."
"US [scientists] have made the darkest material on Earth, a substance so black it absorbs more than 99.9 per cent of light.
...
The substance has a total reflective index of 0.045 per cent - which is more than three times darker than the nickel-phosphorous alloy that now holds the record as the world's darkest material.
Basic black paint, by comparison, has a reflective index of 5 per cent to 10 per cent."