The world’s blackest material makes NASA’s ultra-black paint look like it’s not even black

The paint used on the Hubble telescope is one of the blackest materials in space. It's there to reduce stray light so the instrument can photograph the best possible images of our solar system and beyond. Read full article

Vantablack : So dunkel wie ein schwarzes Loch

Das einzige Objekt das tatsächlich diesem Anspruch gerecht wird, ist ein schwarzes Loch, welches jedwedes Licht einfach verschluckt. Read full article

6 Facts about Vantablack – The darkest material ever made

In the Antenna wing of the SCIENCE MUSEUM IN LONDON, a bronze bust of a man sits behind a wall of glass. The face, which belongs to BBC presenter Marty Jopson, isn’t very big—maybe 6 or 7 inches tall. It’s highly textured, and light catches in its rivets and dimples. Aside from the playfully upturned edges of Jopson’s mustache, there’s nothing particularly remarkable about this bust. But next to it sits an identical bust that absolutely boggles the mind. It looks like someone has cut a hole in the air in the shape of Jopson’s head, leaving only a gaping, empty blackness. Read full article

That’s NOT a hole in the picture: World’s blackest material developed as spray paint

Researchers have developed a new version of the world's blackest material that can be applied using a spray paint gun.
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The Most Important Thing About This Shade Of Black Is Not An Artist’s Rights

Lost in last week’s furor over an artist getting the rights to a shade of black was the chemistry that made it possible.
At issue is a material called Vantablack and its derivative S-VIS. Developed by a British company called Surrey Nanosystems, these coatings absorb an incredible amount of light—as much as 99.96% depending on what wavelength you consider. They’re so black that seeing them feels like looking into a hole. Read full article

“Paint it (Vanta) black” – the world’s blackest material is now in spray form

* new applications include consumer products such as cameras, and luxury goods Newhaven, UK, March 11, 2016 --- A whole range of products can now take advantage of Vantablack’s astonishing... Read full article

His Dark Materials

Journalist and author Kassia St Clair talks about Vantablack S-VIS is the Economist's first issue of 1843 Magazine. Read full article

Some Artists Are Seeing Red Over A New ‘Black’

A well thought out article on the debate over Vantablack S-VIS in art. Read full article

Can an Artist ever really own a colour?

Anish Kapoor has the exclusive rights to paint using Vantablack, the blackest black that has ever existed – but other artists are keen to use it Read full article

I can’t see you – Vantablack® S-VIS at the Science Museum

March 01 2016 --- The broad applicability of Vantablack® S-VIS is now available for all to see (or not) at the Science Museum in London. The spray-on version of Surrey NanoSystems’ Vantablack... Read full article

Artists at War – ‘apparently’

Sadly, this factually incorrect story is now making the rounds. Vantablack is not a paint and is most certainly not used to hide satellites and stealth planes! Read full article

Vantablack – Blackest Black in the World

Marty Jopson heads to SurreyNano systems, a company behind the world blackest black. The vantablack mask seen in the film will be on display at the Science Museum from 12th Feb. Read full article