Vantablack
Working prototypeCompany-reported
- What happened
Surrey NanoSystems finished a two-year development and test program, moving its low-temperature process onto aluminum parts and sensors.
- Why it matters
In telescopes it cuts stray light, helping instruments see very faint stars.
Phys.org, July 2014- How far from your life
Working prototype
Vantablack nanotube coating is on step 2 of 5. Still years away; many prototypes stall here.
- Source
“The two year development and test program was completed in December 2013”Phys.org, July 2014
Company-reported: the only source so far is the company itself. It still counts on the ladder, and we show the flag until an independent source backs it.
The bigger picture
More on Vantablack
On step 2 of 5: Working prototype. Everything we track on it
- On the recordCompany-reported
Surrey NanoSystems announced Vantablack, absorbing 99.96% of light, which it said was the highest ever recorded.
Phys.org, July 2014