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 ...

The number of satellites in orbit, especially in low-Earth orbit, has massively increased in the last decade. This has ...

Light streaks caused by passing satellites mar images taken by the world's most expensive telescopes. The problem is set to ...

As private companies launch vast networks of satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO), the astronomical community faces an ...

Semple’s Black 3.0 paint—the blackest, flattest acrylic paint available on the planet—absorbs 99% of all the visible spectrum. Yolo does the opposite. It reflects 96% of light, but only in ...

It doesn't absorb any light, it beams it back out in the form of a visible color, and this is where things get interesting. Chanda's research began here, with his fascination with natural colors ...

Researchers and artists have joined forces to "paint with light"—making invisible air pollution visible and demonstrating the health risks posed to people living and working in Ethiopia, India ...

By combining ‘digital light painting’ with air pollution sensors, researchers and artists have found a way to make the invisible visible. Their photos highlight the health risks of particulate ...