Channel: Verge Science

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Description: Carbon nanotubes are a lot like graphene: both are super-hyped materials that haven’t changed the world the way we hoped they would. At least, not yet. But while producing nanotubes, one research team accidentally found something else: one of the blackest materials on the planet. We explore how nanotubes help comprise Vantablack, and how ultrablack materials are actually used around the world. Learn more: bit.ly/2ZbkDjz Subscribe: bit.ly/2FqJZMl Like Verge Science on Facebook: bit.ly/2hoSukO Follow on Twitter: bit.ly/2Kr29B9 Follow on Instagram: goo.gl/7ZeLvX Read More: theverge.com Community guidelines: bit.ly/2D0hlAv Subscribe to Verge on YouTube for explainers, product reviews, technology news, and more: goo.gl/G5RXGs