Entry #2 Ever Wonder What it Would Be Like to Stare Into A Black Hole?

                Ever wonder what it would be like to stare into a black hole? Well then you should check out this new material called Vantablack.

               A group of British scientists with a company called Surrey NanoSystems have created a new “super-black” material that is said to absorb all but 0.035% of light that hits it. What this means is that your eyes can not capture enough refracted light to see it! What you are actually seeing is the space around it and then your brain tells you that there must be something there in the center as well.

               The material is called Vantablack which stands for Vertically Aligned [carbon] Nano Tube Arrays. Surrey Nanosystems has divulged little information on the material and how it was made. However, we do know from the name that it involves carbon nanotubes.

               Interestingly, they say if you were to make a shirt out of this material and wear it, it would make you look like a 2D cardboard cutout. How awesome would that be?! Unfortunately, it sounds like they will mostly be using it for space exploration and military applications. Darn! 

                                         See it in action!