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	The Blackest Material

bferman

3-5-2007 9:04 PM

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science, anti-reflection, technology, nano

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3-6-2007 12:21 AM

Thr4ll

Cool, I want it.

3-6-2007 12:56 AM

Lemmez

Yeah, sounds like it would make a pretty awesome room if you put it on the walls.

3-6-2007 7:37 AM

bferman

If they can make the material absorb 100% of the light that hits it, they can test quantum mathematical theories that are impossible to test otherwise.

3-6-2007 10:48 AM

gzuckier

Unfortunately, they dropped it and can't find it.

3-6-2007 1:16 PM

Socratoad

3-6-2007 3:33 PM

ericskiff

Hey - I used to do theatre at RPI! Neat to see them coming out with such a great discovery

5-9-2007 8:52 PM

skwirlinator

I can actually image such a room in my mind.
A substance that reflects absolutely no light at all would be invisible.
Everything we see is reflected light.
Even looking directly at the sun is light that has been diffused by our atmosphere.

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