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Virtual Reality, Light Management and Black Coatings

Virtual reality (VR) devices have revolutionized the way we experience digital content by immersing users in simulated environments. These devices come in various forms, from...
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Acktar Black and Self-Driving Cars

Self-driving cars rely heavily on sensors such as LIDAR and cameras to perceive the surrounding environment. These sensors emit and capture light signals to detect...
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Acktar is helping you get to the Moon!

Happy Moon Day! On March 4, 55 years ago NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the Moon. Acktar has also...
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Acktar is Powering the Winds of Change

At the start of 2024, Acktar is looking to further empower the future with our black coatings. Whether rain or shine, we rely on apps...
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From the Solar System to the Human Brain- Acktar’s space imagery and tiny brain endoscopes redefine exploration

As 2023 comes to a close, we at Acktar are proud to look back at what we have accomplished this year. From the largest telescopes...
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Exploring the Use of Acktar’s Spectral Black For Pattern Generation of Spider Silk

Spider silk is of great interest for scientists due to strength and flexibility, hence, valuable various applications, in medical and engineering fields. Researchers have been...
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Acktar Black vs. Vantablack – what is the difference?

To fully appreciate the light absorption properties of Acktar black and Vantablack, it’s crucial to recognize that despite their similar ability to absorb visible light....
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Why is regular black paint not suitable for high precision optical instruments with sharp edges?

Regular black paint can cause unwanted diffraction, scattering, and aberrations in high precision optical instruments with sharp edges due to its tendency to accumulate on...
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Self-adhesive Coated Foils

Acktar light-absorbing high-emissivity coatings are considered the “best in the industry” for demanding applications – typically in stray light suppression.The coatings are typically applied to...
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Black coating services

Black coating services are used to improve the performance of high-performance optics by suppressing stray light. This aids in improving clarity, contrast, and preventing ghosting when...
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Coated Black Foils kit packages

Acktar Coating is an ideal product for those looking to maximize their performance without the hassle of directly applying it. Coated foils are a great...
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Advantages of Using Aluminum Coating

Aluminizing steel is a process in which an aluminum coating is applied to a metal surface. This coating provides a number of advantages, primarily corrosion...
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What is Black anodized aluminum?

Anodizing is an electrochemical process that thickens and toughens the naturally occurring oxide layer on metal surfaces, providing excellent corrosion and wear resistance. This process...
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Black oxide coating

Black oxide coating is an efficient method of protecting metals from corrosion, wear and tear and other environmental hazards. It is a chemical bath process...
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Precise analysis of water, soil and air in environmental analysis applications

Climate change and the pollution of soil, air and water increasingly threaten the balance of our habitat and pose numerous global challenges. Microplastics, pesticides, tensides...
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Acktar’s Ultra Black Coating helps take amazing solar images!

The ultra-black ACKTAR Magic BlackTM coating the Metis measuring instrument of the Solar Orbiter, prevents stray light from outshining the fainter solar corona and thus...
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Emmisivity in Passive Thermal Management

All devices generate waste heat as a by-product of their operation. This heat needs to be dissipated in order to avoid the generation of undesirable...
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Everything You Need To Know About Black Wrinkle Powder Coatings

Wrinkle powder coatings appear textured and crackled. They come in single color tones, and many include additional metallic for elevated color and shine. Wrinkle powder...
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Anti reflection Film – The Best Solution to Glare on Reflective Surface

What is an Anti-Reflection Film? Anti-reflection film is a type of optical coating that minimizes reflection when placed on surfaces of optical materials such as...
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Where Can We Meet Infrared Waves Every Day?

Infrared waves are electromagnetic radiations invisible to our naked eyes, and their frequency band lies between 740 nm and 400000 nm. Since our eyes can...
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BRDF + TIS Database Of Acktar’s Light Absorbing Coatings

SUPRESS STRAY LIGHT, ABSORB LASER POWER, CREATE HIGH EMMISSIVITY Alexander Telle CEO ACM Coatings GmbH – subsidiary of Acktar Ltd. WHY & WHEN to think...
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A Detailed Exploration into The Blackest Black

About Light and Color Visible light is a category of electromagnetic waves that we are capable of seeing. When light hits an object, some of...
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An In Depth Guide To Understanding Black Bodies

What Is The Meaning of a Black Body?  A black body, also written as blackbody, is a theoretical construct describing an object that absorbs all...
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Everything You Need To Know About Black Anodizing

What is Anodizing?  Before we can begin to answer the question “what is black anodizing?” we must understand what anodizing itself is.  Anodizing is the...
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Stray light – what is it, and what kinds of stray light exist?

What is stray light? Stray light is light which enters a system from outside the field of view and therefore is reflected from internal part...
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What is Black Oxide Coating and What Are The Benefits?

Black Oxide Coating – Definition and Process  Black oxide is a material used for coating materials such as stainless steel, copper, and zinc, which are...
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SWIR Sensors

What is Short-Wave Infra-Red (SWIR) and Electromagnetic Spectrum? Did you know we can only 0.0035% of the world around us? The Electromagnetic Spectrum comprises of radio...
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High Absorptance Coatings for GHGSat Nanosatellite

Vincent Latendresse, Jonathan Lavoie, Roman V. Kruzelecky and Wes Jamroz MPB Communications Inc, Pointe Claire, Quebec, Canada Dina Katsir and Keren Shabtai Acktar Ltd., Israel...
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Low reflectance at Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV)

EUV Reflectivity measurements on Acktar Sample Magic Black S. Doring, Dr. K. Mann Laser-Laboratorium G¨ottingen e.V. October 28, 2011 Measurement report *Download now: Low reflectance...
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Acktar Magic Black Coating for the Challenging Environmental Conditions of METIS

  ABSTRACT A dedicated thermal-vacuum cycling test was conducted to qualify the ACKTAR Magic Black™ coating stability in the light of its use in the...
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A Cryogenic Infrared Calibration Target

Description: In a recent assessment of the performance of different absorptive coatings as compact cryogenic infrared calibration targets, Acktar Fractal Black products exhibited lower diffuse...
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Black & White Thermal Control Coatings Comparison Experiment

ABSTRACT In space applications, thermal control, emissivity and absorptivity are critical factors to the optimum performance of space vehicles or satellites. Thermal control coatings (TCC)...
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Stray Light Reduction in Industrial Optics

Getting to know the principles of stray light reduction is key to getting accurate measurements while working with your optical device. Whether it’s a telescope,...
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Qualification of Acktar Vacuum Black coating for space application

Description: This paper describes comprehensive testing carried out in order to qualify Acktar Vacuum Black coatings for space applications. Y. Miron Salomon(1), N. Ariel Sternberg(1)...
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Hemispherical Reflectance and Emittance Properties of Carbon Nanotubes Coatings at Infrared Wavelengths

Description: In this NASA – Goddard paper the hemispherical reflectance and emmitance properties at IR wavelengths of experimental nano-tube coatings are compared with Acktar Fractal...
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Thermal Infrared Spectrometer MERTIS for The Bepicolmbo Mission To Mercury

Zeh, T(1); Kaiser, S.(1); Lenfert K.(1); Peter, G.(2); Walter, I.(2); Hirsch, H.(2); Knollenberg, J.(2); Helbert, J.(2); K. Multhaup(3), H. Hiesinger(3); Gebhardt, A.(4); Risse, S.(4); Damm,...
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What Exactly Is Black Oxide Coating And What Does It Do?

Black oxide coating is the process of coating ferrous materials, stainless steel, copper, copper based alloys, zinc, materials with a chemical coating process. It takes...
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Object Identification for Autonomous Cars

Autonomous vehicles are expected to result in fewer road casualties and more efficient traffic. But driver assistance systems also protect lives. For a safe function...
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Product papers

Get the desired PDF brochure if the relevant product here. Metal Velvet Light Absorbing Panels Hexa Black Light Absorbing Panels Spectral Black Light Absorbing Panels...
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Deepest Black Absorber-Layers for Safe Satellite Navigation

Similarly to how sailors have done for thousands of years, the navigation sensors of satellites now operate in space. With ultra-black layers, which reliably absorb...
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What are light modifiers and how to use them?

As we all know, correct lighting crucial to a professional looking photograph. It’s also in the literal meaning of the term photography – “drawing with...
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Infrared Spectroscopy (IRS) – A Molecular Overview

What is infrared spectroscopy? infrared spectroscopy (also known as IR spectroscopy, vibrational spectroscopy, or – IRS) is the measurement of infrared radiation as it...
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Aluminum coating – uses and advantages

As opposite to light absorbing coatings in many parts there are areas with highly reflective surface, like mirrors or semi mirrors. One of the popular...
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What Is Optical Coating?

A proper definition of an optical coating is one or more thin layers of material creates an effect and interaction between light and a certain...
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How to Increase Surface Emissivity & When It Is Essential?

We have always been fascinated by how engineering systems handle all sorts of critical environmental challenges. Whether it is NASA dealing with high temperatures (up...
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Comparison of IR Absorber Coating Methods

Infrared radiation characterized by wavelengths ranging from 0.700 – 1050μm is no exception. Absorption and reflection of IR radiation on a specific surface can be...
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LWIR Sensors

Long-Wave Infra-Red (LWIR) refers to multi and hyperspectral data collected in the 8-15 µm wavelength range. LWIR surveys are sometimes referred to as “thermal imaging”...
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