You Beat me! That was exactly the first thing I thought of also!
These same Japanese Scientist invented these:
Posted on 02/05/2003 3:23:29 PM PST by blam
Scientists develop darkest substance on earth
British scientists have invented the darkest material on Earth.
The super-black coating was developed by researchers at the National Physical Laboratory in London.
It could revolutionise optical instruments because it reflects 10 to 20 times less light than the black paint currently used to reduce unwanted reflections.
The key to the nickel and phosphorous coating's blackness is that its surface is pitted with microscopic craters.
"Super-black" is especially effective at absorbing light which hits it at an angle.
With the light source at right angles, the coating reflects less than 0.35%. Black paint reflects about 2.5% - seven times more.
One of the early applications might be on star-trackers, navigational aids which help spacecraft stay on course by fixing on pinpricks of light in the heavens.
The material could also be used in works of art. NPL says several artists have shown an interest.
Nigel Fox, who heads the optics group at NPL, said: "When you look at the black, it is an incredibly beautiful surface. It's like black velvet."
Story filed: 19:08 Wednesday 5th February 2003
1. Bill Clinton's soul
2. Democrat platform
You Beat me! That was exactly the first thing I thought of also!
These same Japanese Scientist invented these:
I was just quicker because of a much closer proximity to Bubba...the black cloud hangs over my neighborhood...
That particular substance absorbs shame.
So9
MARTY: It's pretty.
NIGEL: Yeah, I like it, just been fooling about with it for a few months now, very delicate...
MARTY: It's a, it's a bit of a departure from the kind of thing you normally play.
NIGEL: Yeah, it's part of a...trilogy really, a musical trilogy I'm doing... in... D minor, which I always find is really the saddest of all keys really. I don't know why, but it makes people weep instantly, you play a..baaaaa...baaaaaa.... it's the horn part.
MARTY: It's very pretty.
NIGEL: ...baaaa, baaaaa, yeah, just simple lines intertwining, you know very much like, I'm really influenced by Mozart and Bach, It's sort of in between those, really, it's like a Mach piece really, it's...
MARTY: What do you call this?
NIGEL: Well, this piece is called "Lick My Love Pump".
MARTY: hmm.
Nope. I posted three from Ananova. You missed this one, lol.
Meteorite 'May Have Hit Shuttle'
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