4 days ago · Engineers at Cornell University have created the blackest fabric on record, finding it absorbs 99.87 percent of all light that dares to illuminate its surface. To make something …

1 day ago · Cornell researchers created the blackest fabric ever, absorbing 99.87% of light, by dyeing merino wool with polydopamine and plasma-etching nanostructures inspired by riflebird …

Scientists have created the blackest fabric yet – and it could be adorning your evening wear in a few years. Like an eternal black hole, the fabric absorbs 99.87 per cent of light while ...

Dec 1, 2025 · These features were made to mimic the light-trapping capabilities found on the riflebird’s ultrablack feathers, which absorb most of the light that hits them. The researchers’ …

3 days ago · Inspired by the feathers of a bird species whose plumage absorbs nearly all light, researchers at Cornell University have created a fabric that does the same. Their new material …

5 days ago · Image: Ryan Young / Cornell University Researchers at Cornell University have created a wearable fabric that absorbs almost all visible light, producing an ultravivid black that …

Dec 1, 2025 · This combination of pigment barbules means that the feathers absorb nearly all the light that hits it, making the bird look extraordinarily black.