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Material With Negative Refractive Index Created
holy_calamity writes "The race to build a material with a negative index of refraction for visible light has been won by researchers in Germany. The advance could lead to super-lenses able to see details finer then the wavelength of visible light, or the previously predicted invisibility cloak for visible light." From the article: "[The researcher] determined the refractive index of the material by measuring the 'phase velocity' of light as it passed through. His measurements show the structure has a negative refractive index of -0.6 for light with a wavelength of 780 nm [the far red end of the visible light spectrum]. This value drops to zero at 760 nm and 800 nm, and becomes positive at longer and shorter wavelengths."
... for stalkers worldwide !
The GNAA has discover a giant black manhole
I, for one, welcome our new invisible overlords... wherever you are...
small penis jokes at physics conventions.
Nothing to see here. Move along.
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Write it in Java.
An invisibility cloak..
For the first time, I may have a real shot at seeing real life naked boobies
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If I check another site, I lose my excuse for bashing the poor quality of the article. That's just not an option.
I actually achieved this a couple of years ago. But the phone rang and I set it down somewhere, and now I can't find it.
No, he said _faster_
For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled - R Feynman
It's the beer.
Anyone who runs is V.C. Anyone who stands still is well-disciplined V.C.
Door Gunner, Full Metal Jacket
while [ 1 ]; do echo -n -e "\xe2\x95\xb$((($RANDOM&1)+1))"; done
> Come on doofus, C is the the speed of light. How can light go faster than itself ???
Perhaps it could go as fast as his post went over your head.
No folly is more costly than the folly of intolerant idealism. - Winston Churchill
"School" is an even better place than Wikipedia to learn things. The OP might want to try that sometime, too.
You can't find the phone? It's probably under your invisibility cloak. Try the pager from the base.
Haida Manga
Yes, the "far red end". Finally, I shall have my revenge. There shall be no more red. My fellow color-blind brethren rejoice. No longer will they laugh and point at us. That's not green! You idiot! Idiot? I think not. Our time is now.
There are many tongues to talk, and but few heads to think. -Victor Hugo
"German Scientists devestated after loosing non-reflective material"
One scientist quoted: "I just put it down here and now.. I can't find it!"
I thought Jethro Tull invented the aqualung.
You've never seen a hamster ball, have you?