OK. So I already took my shot against scientists doing pointless things today. So, here’s something that may possibly be as stupid as a dog-bark detector, yet somehow way cooler: ultra black.
The new substance absorbs about 30 times more light than the current black benchmark. Up until today, I didn’t know we had a benchmark for black, but there you go. Ultra black only reflects about 0.045 per cent of light, while lame old black paint reflects between 5 and 10 per cent. Applications for the new material range from clothes to stealth fighters.
All of this is great news, as I now have the potential to own a t-shirt almost as black as my soul. Thanks to io9 for this one.
Lijie Ci and Pulickel Ajayan, creators of the new black. Photo courtesy of Reuters.
How much more black can it get? The answer is None… none more black.
Well, it’s one louder, isn’t it? It’s not ten. You see, most blokes, you know, will be playing at ten. You’re on ten here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you’re on ten on your guitar. Where can you go from there? Where?