Reactions is taking a look at the nanoscience behind the worlds blackest black. Chemistry and its carbon nanotubes helps to create a black that will melt your mind. Go to any paint store or nail-polish shelf and you’ll see a dozen or so variations of the color black. Even inside a crayon box, there are a lot of shades. But what is the blackest black out there?
Season 2 Episode 49
Length 03:22
Premiere: 10/19/15
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