Name: MIT Engineers Create 'Blackest Black' Material To Date
Uploaded: 9/13/2019 4:15:07 PM
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Description: Vantablack, the previous record holder for the blackest black, just met its match. MIT engineers inadvertently created a material they say is 10 times blacker than any other to date, capturing 99.995% of incoming light.

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