Nanolab releases own extremely black paint to rival Anish Kapoor's Vantablack
The latest contender in the fight to create the world's blackest black is a paint originally developed for NASA and now made available to the public.
Created by Massachusetts manufacturer NanoLab, Singularity Black is a carbon nanotube paint that absorbs light to an exceptionally high level ? meaning surfaces painted with it appear completely flat.
It was originally created as part of the company's ongoing research with NASA, which needed ways of reducing glare on space equipment.
Singularity Black is similar to the controversial Vantablack ? a paint also composed of microscopic vertical tubes that trap light instead of bouncing it off, allowing it to absorb 99.6 per cent of light.
The paint ? described as the blackest shade of black ever created ? attracted attention after its creator, British company NanoSystems, sold the exclusive rights for its use to artist Anish Kapoor. Unlike Vantablack, Singularity Black has been made available to the general public, with NanoLab also offering a coating service for anyone that sends in pieces to their lab.
The company is prepared to share the process with artists interested in using Singularity Black in their own studios, and gives individual advice on projects. Tins of the paint are available in various sizes, including a smaller artist's sample that costs $30 (£23).
Singularity Black is said to have the lowest visible reflectance of any paint available to the public; however, it is technically somewhat less black than Vantabla...
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