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Thus, the best radiative cooling, out of sunlight, is by using black paint, though it is important that it be black (a nearly perfect absorber) in the infrared as well.
 
In elementary science, far Ultraviolet light is called "black light" because, unseen (per se), it causes many minerals and other substances to fluoresce.
 
On January 16, 2008, researchers from Troy, New York’s Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute announced the creation of the darkest material on the planet.
 
The material, which reflects only .045 percent of light, was created from carbon nanotubes stood on end.
 
It absorbs nearly 30 times more light than the current standard for blackness[citation needed], and is 3 times darker than the current record holder for darkest substance.
 
Scientists claim that the new material has great potential in the manufacturing of solar panels.[1]
 
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In keeping with the law of conservation of energy, as a black color surface absorbs the light particles that hit it, the surface's particles are getting excited (excited particles = higher temperature).
 
The color black attracts heat and absorbs it making the object that is black warmer, because the particles have warmed up and are moving faster.
 
Usage, symbolism, colloquial expressions
 
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Some of these can be seen as positive or negative, depending on one's stance.
 
For example, superstitions related to black cats hold them to be bad luck in the U.S. and good luck in the UK.
 
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