Archinect - News 2024-05-04T06:39:11-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/149890452/prepare-to-soon-spot-the-blackest-of-black-materials-in-architecture Prepare to soon spot the blackest of black materials in architecture Alexander Walter 2016-03-08T13:56:00-05:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d2/d2avw5364jxa9jz2.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The British company developing the uses of a super black, light absorbent material called Vantablack S-VIS is working with leading architects as well as the British artist Anish Kapoor. &nbsp; The founder and chief technology officer of Surrey NanoSystems, Ben Jensen, says that the company is working with &ldquo;some large and well respected global architects,&rdquo; and that the coating is already available for &ldquo;suitable applications&rdquo;. He declined to name the architects involved &ldquo;due to prior agreements&rdquo;.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Related stories in the Archinect news:</p><ul><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/146283620/ucl-researchers-present-a-new-kind-of-self-cleaning-nano-engineered-window" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">UCL researchers present a new kind of self-cleaning nano-engineered window</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/145043730/this-nano-membrane-toilet-could-solve-the-world-s-sanitation-crisis-and-charge-our-phones" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">This Nano Membrane Toilet could solve the world's sanitation crisis &ndash; and charge our phones</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/145742212/rejoice-aesthetes-new-incandescent-bulbs-are-now-more-efficient-than-led" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rejoice aesthetes! New incandescent bulbs are now more efficient than LED</a></li></ul>