carbon nanotubes
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Drop This Watch Covered in the World’s Blackest Paint at Night and You May Never Find It Again
As feature-rich smartwatches continue to steal buyers away, the makers of traditional mechanical watches continue to hunt for ways to make their timepieces a unique and compelling alternative. But do you really want a watch completely covered in Vantablack paint that could easily go missing in the dark?
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MIT Engineers Have Created The ‘Blackest Black’ To Ever Black
Move over, Vantablack. MIT engineers have developed a material they they claim is 10 times blacker than any other to date.
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These Bionic Plants Can Detect Deadly Land Mines
Popeye was right when it came to the health benefits of spinach, but that simple sailor man couldn’t have predicted this unorthodox use of the superfood. Researchers at MIT have found a way to use spinach to detect explosive materials in soil, potentially making the plant a safe way to detect landmines.
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This Simple Black Film Made From Carbon Nanotubes Is Stronger Than Kevlar
This looks like the kind of thin material you might make a trash bag out of. But that would be a waste because this material, made from carbon nanotubes, is stronger and more compliant then kevlar or carbon fibre.