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Scientists Closer To Invisibility Cloak

Posted by timothy on from the excellent-for-parties dept.

Aviran was one of many readers to submit news of a just-announced development in the ongoing quest to develop a working invisibility cloak, writing: "Scientists say they are a step closer to developing materials that could render people and objects invisible. Researchers have demonstrated for the first time they were able to cloak three-dimensional objects using artificially engineered materials that redirect light around the objects. Previously, they only have been able to cloak very thin two-dimensional objects" Reader bensafrickingenius adds a link to coverage at the Times Online, and notes that "the world's two leading scientific journals, Science and Nature, are expected to report the results this week." Tjeerd adds a link to a Reuters' story carried by Scientific American.

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  1. Oh lord by ale_ryu · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Professor Snape won't be too happy to hear this :P

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  2. Crap by proxy318 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Now where did I put that invisibility cloak? I know I set it down around here someplace...

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  3. First - talk about "Dup, dup, dup, Dup of Earl... by mmell · · Score: 0, Redundant
    Old stuff. The technology is still limited to microwaves in a narrow bandwidth.

    Second, when did they ever experiment with two-dimensional objects? For that matter, where did they get two-dimensional objects? I'd thought our Universe rated N=3 for calculations involving Hilbert space (Calabi-Yau space)?