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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."
Not so invisible as the goatse.
the black president has brought us yet another amazing step forward. he's done some amazing things so far and he hasn't even taken office. praise the black president for making this possible.
Pics pleez! Preferably dressed in Vulcan ears.
xoxo Jessica