SciencefromMail Online1 hour agoBlack got even blacker: Darkest fabric EVER blocks 99.87% of lightAn ultra-black, wearable merino wool fabric absorbs 99.87% of light, produced by polydopamine dyeing and plasma-etched nanofibrils, offering scalable, patent-pending applications.
Sciencefromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine2 hours agohow a bird's ultrablack feathers inspired researchers to create the darkest fabric ever madeDyeing merino wool with polydopamine and plasma etching creates ultrablack textile reflecting less than 0.5% of incoming light.