Super-black feathers can absorb virtually every photon of light that hits them
- Written by Dakota McCoy, PhD Student in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University
Super-black feathers on these guys are like looking into a dark cave.Natasha Baucas, CC BY-SA
What do birds and aerospace engineers have in common? Both have invented incredibly dark, “super-black” surfaces that absorb almost every last bit of light that strikes them.
Of course scientists worked intentionally to devise these materials....
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