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Scientists Developed an Ultra-Black Car Paint That Absorbs 99.9% of Light and Looks Like a Hole in Reality

Researchers say the paint absorbs more than 99.9% of visible light, creating a Vantablack-like effect that’s easier to apply.

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If you’re in the market for a new kind of black paint that makes everything you coat it in look like an inky void from the great beyond that has punctured a hole in our reality and threatens to suck in all life as we know it, a paint company from China may have exactly what you’re looking for.

According to a new study published in Matter & Light, researchers at Nipsea Group’s R&D division, working under Nippon Paint in China, have developed an ultra-black car paint that absorbs more than 99.9% of visible light. That’s exactly what your car has always needed, obviously.

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