[tito]

I love carbon and carbon materials.

Here's an amazing clip showing Vantablack. It's so dark it looks like an optical illusion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg2x0L4YAuU

And apparently this stuff is blacker!

[criddell]

I just watched that and at the end they state that you can't buy it because it's subject to UK export controls. The Vantablack website confirms this:

> In order to comply with UK export control regulations we are required to verify the identity and credentials of potential clients and the nature of their proposed use of Vantablack. Only verified companies, research facilities and educational establishments can order a sample of Vantablack. The coating is not available to private individuals at this time and we can’t accept orders from private email addresses.

Assuming it isn't because of it's chemical compositions, why would this be controlled?

[jbay808]

It presumably has military applications, such as coating stealthy satellites.