A new super-black wood-based material has been created that absorbs more than 99 percent of the light that hits it. What's more, the material was discovered almost by accident.

Filters transmit some colours of light and absorb other colours of light. Colours which are transmitted pass through the filter and come out the other side. Colours which are absorbed do not pass ...

The team tested the battery prototype with cesium-137 and cobalt-60, common radioactive byproducts of nuclear reactors. Using cesium-137, the battery produced 288 nanowatts of power, while cobalt-60 ...

Researchers at the Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center (CUNY ASRC) and at Florida International ...

It is the chloroplasts that contain the green pigment chlorophyll which absorbs light. The plant uses this glucose to grow as well as make other useful substances, such as cellulose found in the ...