Narrator: Believe it or not, this is a diamond. And the reason you can't see it is because it's covered with the darkest color on Earth. In fact, this material is so dark that it captures at least ...

We're obsessed with Vantablack, the blackest material ever made. They're materials science magicians. The new Vantablack shown here is actually an improvement over the original Vantablack the ...

And the reason you can't see it is because it's covered with the darkest color on Earth. In fact, this material is so dark that it captures at least 99.995% of incoming visible light. But why is ...