Scientists make the blackest material yet
January 17, 2008
A step closer to the perfect black.
When I saw this I thought I was going to discover some really cool science. I still think it is.
But what I also found was a practical lesson in the erratic nature of science reporting.
Vertical carbon nanotubes blanket a silicon wafer to form a plush carpet. The diameter of these hollow, single-walled fibers is 10,000 times smaller than that of a human hair. Photo: Hongjie Dai, Stanford University
