“Black 4.0 absorbs an astonishing 99.95% of visible light which is about as close to full light absorption as you’ll ever get in a paint,” said Semple. He notes this outperforms Vantablack ...

Vantablack has the current crown for being the blackest black currently available, absorbing 99.965% of visible light. However, before you get too excited, it does have some drawbacks.

Narrator: You may remember this color, Vantablack. It was unveiled in 2014 ... In 2014, she set out on a mission to find the blackest black. Her goal was to make a diamond disappear.

Narrator: You may remember this color, Vantablack. It was unveiled in 2014 ... In 2014, she set out on a mission to find the blackest black. Her goal was to make a diamond disappear.

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 ...