Vantablack

As part of the study, the researchers created these prototype watches with Nxytol faces

Materials

Valuable "super-black" material derived from plasma-treated wood

Vantablack, which is the world's darkest material, could be in for some competition. Canadian scientists have created a super-black substance that has the potential to be cheaper, hardier and easier to manufacture … and it's made out of wood.

For now, the MIT team has demonstrated its ultra-black material as a coating for a a US$2-million diamond, replacing its many facets and intricate detail with a lifeless black void

Materials

MIT engineers produce the blackest material on Earth

MIT engineers are claiming to have produced a material 10 times blacker than anything before it, including Vantablack.

The world's first Vantablack car is a BMW X6

Automotive

Vantablack BMW X6: The blackest car that's ever existed

The world’s blackest paint has finally made its way onto a car. Meet the new benchmark for murdered-out motoring.