
UBC super-black wood can improve telescopes, optical devices …
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 …
New Super-Black Material Made of Wood Can Absorb 99.3% of Light
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 …
Valuable "super-black" material derived from plasma-treated wood
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 …
Super-black "wonder wood" called Nyxlon absorbs almost all light ...
Aug 6, 2024 · Nxylon, a groundbreaking super-black material absorbs over 99% of light, with potential applications in astronomy, luxury goods, and more.
Scientists turn wood into a super-black material that absorbs
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, …
UBC Forestry researchers discover super-black wood
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 …
UBC Researchers Create New "Super-Black" Material (Nxylon) …
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 …
This super-black material absorbs all light | Woodworking Network
Sep 11, 2024 · Nxylon’s exceptional light-absorbing properties could make it a game-changer in photovoltaics, precision optics, and space engineering.
Nxylon: A Breakthrough in Super-Black Material Technology
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 …
Super-Black Material Created by Plasma Etching Wood - Wiley …
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 …