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  • New Ultrablack Coating on Telescopes Could Reveal More of the Universe

    New Ultrablack Coating on Telescopes Could Reveal More of the Universe

    It might be time for space telescopes to ditch their old coating for a more mysterious look, helping them blend in the dark void of space and capture better images of the cosmos. A team of researchers from the University of Shanghai developed an ultrablack thin-film coating for magnesium alloys—the casting material that’s fabricated for…