Jul 30, 2024 · The UBC team have demonstrated that Nxylon can replace expensive and rare black woods like ebony and rosewood for watch faces, and it can be used in jewelry to replace the black gemstone onyx. The researchers have developed prototype watches and jewelry using the new super-black wood.

Aug 5, 2024 · The team, led by PhD student Kenny Cheng from the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Canada, has named their new material Nxylon. Nyx is the Greek goddess of the night, and xylon is the Greek word for wood. Nxylon could find uses in everything from space telescopes to luxury jewelry items.

Jul 31, 2024 · Canadian scientists have created a super-black substance that has the potential to be cheaper, hardier and easier to manufacture … and it's made out of wood. Trademarked as Nxylon ("niks-uh-lon")...

Aug 6, 2024 · Nxylon, a groundbreaking super-black material absorbs over 99% of light, with potential applications in astronomy, luxury goods, and more.

In a surprising outcome, researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have developed a new super-black material that absorbs nearly all light. The new material, known as Nxylon, was...

Jul 31, 2024 · Researchers at the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Forestry have made an extraordinary discovery: a new super-black material that absorbs almost all light, named Nxylon. This accidental breakthrough holds promising applications in fields such as fine jewelry, solar cells, and precision optical devices.

Aug 2, 2024 · The UBC team have demonstrated that Nxylon can replace expensive and rare black woods like ebony and rosewood for watch faces, and it can be used in jewelry to replace the black gemstone onyx. The researchers have developed prototype watches and jewelry using the new super-black wood.

Sep 11, 2024 · Nxylon’s exceptional light-absorbing properties could make it a game-changer in photovoltaics, precision optics, and space engineering.

Aug 7, 2024 · What is Nxylon and what makes it unique? Nxylon is a new super-black material developed by researchers at the University of British Columbia that can absorb over 99% of light that strikes its surface, significantly exceeding the absorption capabilities of …

Jun 16, 2024 · We serendipitously created a super-black wood during undirected investigations into the use of plasma etching to “machine” novel microstructures at basswood (Tilia americana L.) surfaces. We called this material Nxylon, a neologism created from Nyx (Greek goddess of the night) and xylon (Greek for wood materials).