🌑Vantablack is a substance made of carbon nanotubes that almost completely absorbs electromagnetic radiation, making it useful for applications like stealth technology and optics.
🔬Graphene airgel, made from a three-dimensional graphene matrix, is the world's lightest solid material with incredible strength-to-weight ratio. It has potential applications in catalysis, desalination, filtration, and separation technology.
What is vantablack?
—Vantablack is a substance made of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes that absorbs electromagnetic radiation, making it extremely dark and ideal for applications like stealth technology and optics.
What are the properties of graphene airgel?
—Graphene airgel is the world's lightest solid material with a density of only 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter. It has an exceptional strength-to-weight ratio and potential applications in catalysis, desalination, filtration, and separation technology.
00:04We live in a macro world where everything has a definite shape and behaves predictably. But there are materials that challenge our understanding of reality, like vantablack.
01:59Vantablack is a substance made of carbon nanotubes that almost completely absorbs electromagnetic radiation, making it extremely dark. It has applications in stealth technology and optics.
04:02Another incredible material is graphene airgel, which is the world's lightest solid material. It has a density of only 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter and a remarkable strength-to-weight ratio.
06:53Graphene airgel is made from a three-dimensional graphene matrix and has potential applications in catalysis, desalination, filtration, and separation technology.
08:23Both vantablack and graphene airgel showcase the incredible capabilities of modern materials and push scientific achievements into the realm of science fiction.
