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Re: Blacker than Black

From: Roger Burton West <roger@f...>
Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 09:42:15 +0000
Subject: Re: Blacker than Black

On Tue, Nov 08, 2011 at 05:06:30PM -0500, Tom B wrote:

>http://www.nasa.gov/topics/technology/features/super-black-material.htm
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>They talk about all the instrument uses and the uses in heat
management.
>However, I'm wondering if a coating of this would help stealth
satellites,
>drones, and spaceplanes... maybe even starships....

By making them _more_ efficient emitters of infra-red?

If they were purely passive and produced no waste heat, perhaps...

R

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