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No coffeepot that small has a cloaking device!

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Scientists have apparently taken the first successful step towards constructing a working invisibility shield. Not a lot of detail here, but interesting.
post #2 of 9
Yeah, that was in USA Today this morning...interesting article.

I like the fiinishing quote from Greg Gbur of the Univ of NC, "People won't see you, but you also won't see them, so it's not the same as Harry Potter's cloak."
post #3 of 9
I wanted to see more progress on the japanese "invisibility" cloak:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/2777111.stm
post #4 of 9
Jeez, and that was over 3 years ago...

I thought what we had was cool!
post #5 of 9
These metamaterials appear to have unlimited potential.

Fascinating stuff.
post #6 of 9
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My morning paper had a picture of the thing. It would appear that the 'copper cylinder' mentioned in the initial article is not a test subject but the device itself. Looks small, like maybe a couple of inches across.

That Japanese front-projection setup is pretty neat. Too bad it only works from one point-of-view.
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Originally Posted by PsYcHwArD101
I like the fiinishing quote from Greg Gbur of the Univ of NC, "People won't see you, but you also won't see them, so it's not the same as Harry Potter's cloak."
Eyeholes, anyone?
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Originally Posted by Nexus-6
Eyeholes, anyone?


I haven't time to post a picture of the device (I would instead describe it as an 'array'), but it's not exactly portable or flexible. Also, at this time, it's only 'invisible' to microwave scans-- the naked eye remains unfooled, though the scientists seem to think they're onto the right principle.
post #9 of 9
Cool. That's exciting. Although, I doubt it will ever really happen, well at least no real invisible cloak. LOL. I wish I had one of those.
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