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Quantum Cloaking Makes Molecules Invisible
KentuckyFC writes "An international team of physicists has applied the ideas of cloaking to the quantum world and worked out how to hide quantum objects such as molecules. In the quantum world, seeing is equivalent to detecting a quantum object. In the case of molecules, that means looking for the terahertz radiation they produce when they vibrate (abstract). By designing a 'quantum corral,' an elliptical nanostructures that absorbs terahertz waves at a precise frequency, the team says it is possible to hide molecules that emit at exactly that frequency. They say their quantum corral would be ideally suited to detecting molecules of specific species while ignoring others. And that may mean a new generation of molecular detectors on the horizon."
Now I can finally lose my stuff in the fabric of reality... not just underneath the front seat of my car.
can't believe you resisted the temptation to say "First Post" ... kudos! :p
Well, the Eugenics Wars were supposed to have happened by now, also referred to as the "third world war". Also, we should have launched few more probes by now -- Voyager, which will later gain sentience and attempt to kill everything that isn't perfect, and Nomad, which later returns to blow the hell out the planet because we killed off the whales. Lastly, we've only got four years left to build a self-enclosed and self-sustaining ecosystem in Portage Creek, Indiana.
P.S. You've been geeked. ^_^
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I just thought they were able to distinguish cat molecules from dog molecules, or something.
Well, the Eugenics Wars were supposed to have happened by now, also referred to as the "third world war"
The Third World War was not the Eugenics Wars. The Eugenics Wars happened around the time of the 90s. There's a few non-cannon novels about them and they were mentioned in the TOS Episode Space Seed. The Third World War happened around the middle of the 2000s and ended ten years before the events of First Contact in 2063.
You must immediately turn in your geek card and exit the building. Some friendly looking security people with tasers will be escorting you out. Take heart though -- you'll be able to get chicks now.
I want peace on earth and goodwill toward man.
We are the United States Government! We don't do that sort of thing.
I'm sorry, but this idea was invented by Shampoo.
Ignore this signature. By order.
The real First Post is invisible.
Oh, and on the gay part... I know this is protection. *hopes* ;))
Any sufficiently advanced intelligence is indistinguishable from stupidity.
And almost all of them have been phallic-shaped. ^_^ If you ask me, Kirk attracts them.
That's because Kirk is a pussy.
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In practice, this means designing quantum corals, elliptical nanostructures, that absorb terahertz waves of specific frequencies. [...] Such a quantum coral...
If you had enough quantum corals, could you build a quantum reef?
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Cats are probably pretty good at limbo being so small and flexible.
Jayne: "These are stone killers, little man. They ain't cuddly like me."
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That reminds me, I have to drop the kids off at the pool !