Scientists Create a Black That Erases Virtually All Light
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Researchers in New York reported this month that they have created a paper-thin material that absorbs 99.955 percent of the light that hits it, making it by far the darkest substance ever made -- about 30 times as dark as the government's current standard for blackest black.
The material, made of hollow fibers, is a Roach Motel for photons -- light checks in, but it never checks out. By voraciously sucking up all surrounding illumination, it can give those who gaze on it a dizzying sensation of nothingness.
"It's very deep, like in a forest on the darkest night," said Shawn-Yu Lin, a scientist who helped create the material at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. "Nothing comes back to you. It's very, very, very dark."
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Immediately from just reading these first few paragraphs, my imagination is fueled and burning with some scrummy ideas. The vivid and evocative depiction of a material sucking in all the light in a room truly draws one in. How can something be so dark? Is there no limit? What is utter darkness? It reminds me of when I went on a cave tour and the guide shut off the lamps to show us a true zero-light environment with open eyes. It was the blackest experience i ever had, but could there be something darker? If I had a piece of material darker than the cave, could i see the difference if i took it in?
I noticed further on into this article that the military have shown a great interest into light manipulation technology. Could this be used as a weapon? In the same way that we are are blinded by intense light.... could darkness on a similar extreme scale have a consequence? Bleeding eyes? Enlightenment? Hmmm lets hope the military just stick to their cloaking devices and not create darkness rays of utter doom!
WATCH OUT!
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