This is simultaneously awesome and horrifying. Scientists at UC Berkeley will publish experiments in the journals Nature and Science showing that hey have successfully made three-dimensional objects invisible using light-bending metamaterials composed of metal and composites. This is the first step in creating a kind of invisibility suit that prevents light from reflecting off of a person. The military applications are self-evident. Soon countries the world over will be greeting us as liberators...but they have to find us first! More details here.
Monday, August 11, 2008
Cloaking Device On!
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