Black is back

As anyone with an ounce of fashion sense knows — or so I’ve heard — there are many shades of black — until today.

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York announced they have developed “the closest thing yet to the ideal black material, which absorbs light perfectly at all angles and over all wavelengths.” It’s the darkest material ever made by humans and it is said to be a boon to the future of electronics and solar panels.