Re: Blacker than Black

You forget, Mister Burton West, how we're all about countering Mk. I
eyeball. ;->=

Doug

From:	Roger Burton West <roger@firedrake.org>
To:	gzg@firedrake.org
Date:	11/09/2011 03:42 AM
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