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Get the exact color with the Nix Mini 3 color sensor, now $79.99.

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Get the exact color with the Nix Mini 3 color sensor, now .99.

TL;DR: Find the exact color of anything with the Nix Mini 3 color sensor, now $79.99 (reg. $97).   Don’t let your DIY project turn into a “DI-Why did I start this project?” There’s a little blemish on your wall, so you try to paint over it. But then that color doesn’t match the rest. So you try … Read more

Nxylon: wood so dark it absorbs 99% of light

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Nxylon: wood so dark it absorbs 99% of light

Nxylon is a material derived from wood that’s notable for being super-black: it absorbs 99% of the light that hits it, making it appear unusually dark—if not quite as dark as Vantablack paint. It was created by accident by a research team at the University of Columbia working on making wood waterproof. Professor Philip Evans … Read more