And how was it made in the first place? Narrator: You may remember this color, Vantablack. It was unveiled in 2014, and media outlets called it the darkest color in the world. But this color here?

Vantablack is a black so dark that it obscures all sense of depth. If you coated yourself entirely in Vantablack, your features would disappear, and you would look like nothing more than a silhouette.

Vantablack is a special coating material, moreso than a paint. It’s well-known as one of the blackest possible coatings around, capable of absorbing almost all visible light in its nanotube ...

Vantablack is the darkest material in the world and it is designed by British company Surrey NanoSystems. It is made from tightly packed carbon nanotubes which absorb around 99.8% of the light ...

Vantablack is the darkest pigment ever created, capable of absorbing 99.96% of visible light. If you cover something in Vantablack, it turns into a black hole. No detail is presented, and physical ...

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 ...

The dial of H Moser & Cie’s luxury watch is coated with Vantablack, one of the darkest materials in the world. For the new collection, the brand proposes models with an even stealthier look.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): The world’s darkest material is Vantablack. This super-black coating absorbs 99.96% of visible light, creating a visual void. It has many practical applications ...