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Illusion Cloak Makes One Object Look Like Another

Posted by samzenpus on from the cloak-of-the-beholder dept.

KentuckyFC writes "Metamaterials are synthetic substances that can steer light in any way imaginable. Their most famous incarnation is in invisibility cloaks which work by steering light around a region of space making any object inside that region invisible. But invisibility is just the start. A team of physicists in Hong Kong (the same guys who recently worked out how to cloak objects at a distance) have worked out how to create a cloak that makes one object look like another. Instead of steering light to make a region of space look empty, the illusion cloak manipulates light in a way that makes a region of space look as if it contains a specific object. So any object within that region of space, a mouse say, takes on the appearance of an elephant."

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  1. it's true by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    it makes my cock look like a lollipop. Now suck it fag!

    1. Re:it's true by fractoid · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Did... did you just do a reverse 'your mum' joke? Because if so, I just did your mum in reverse.

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  2. O RLY? by drinkypoo · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    by PipingSnail (1112161) [...] As usual I can't be bothered to login because I'm not a kharma whore.

    Yes, yes you are. Unfortunately, your comment is not informative or insightful.

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  3. Forget rocket launchers and tanks.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I think we're all forgetting the most practical use of all: women's locker rooms!