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The Fascinating World of Vantablack: The Super Black Paint that Absorbs Almost All Light
TLDR Vantablack is an incredibly black paint that absorbs 99.965% of light, creating a void-like effect. Originally developed for scientific purposes, it has also captured the attention of artists and designers, sparking a feud between Anish Kapoor and Stuart Semple.
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Vantablack is a super-duper black paint that is very expensive and can only be bought by a specific artist.
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Vantablack is a super black paint that absorbs 99.965% of light due to its vertically aligned nanotube array structure, making anything painted with it appear like a void.
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Vantablack is a super black paint that absorbs 99.965% of light due to its vertically aligned nanotube array structure, making anything painted with it appear like a void.
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Vantablack was originally developed for scientific purposes, such as improving visibility in space travel or on telescopes, but it has also captured the attention of artists and designers, including car designers from BMW who used it to paint a BMW X6 as a publicity stunt to study the shapes of the car without being distracted by glare or reflection.
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Vantablack has been used to create a watch face and paint a car, with the car appearing to disappear and the details being difficult to see.
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In September 2019, a group from MIT created a type of black that is even blacker than Vantablack, capturing 99.995 percent of visible light, and an artist coated a two million dollar diamond with this new black, creating a void-like effect.
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Anish Kapoor and Stuart Semple have a feud over the use of Vantablack, and Anish Kapoor has used Vantablack to create a void-like effect in his artwork.
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Society & Culture
