Extreme Darkness: Nanotube Forest Covers Ultra-Dark Detector

Harnessing darkness for practical use, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a laser power detector coated with the world's darkest material--a forest of carbon nanotubes that reflects almost no light across the visible and part of the infrared spectrum.

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