Vantablack is a special coating material, moreso than a paint. It’s well-known as one of the blackest possible coatings around, capable of absorbing almost all visible light in its nanotube ...

And how was it made in the first place? Narrator: You may remember this color, Vantablack. It was unveiled in 2014, and media outlets called it the darkest color in the world. But this color here?

In 2016, a noisy battle broke out over one artist’s exclusive rights to a newly developed paint, or coating, called Vantablack. Intended for use in engineering, it was unique for absorbing 99. ...

Vantablack, an ominously-named coating, is one of the world’s blackest human-made substances. It was developed to coat satellite camera openings, absorbing stray light from the sun and moon so ...