First Steps Toward a Cloak of Invisibility

Scientists have developed a material that "bends back light," allowing microwaves to flow around an object encased in the material. As with Harry Potter's invisibility cloak, things behind the cloaked object are visible to a device that "sees" in microwave wavelengths, but the object itself is not.

SOURCE: John Pendry, Shawn-Yu Lin | By Patterson Cark - The Washington Post - February 20, 2008

This Story Their Deepest, Darkest Discovery Article \| Black is getting blacker. Researchers in New York reported this month that they have created a paper-thin material that absorbs 99.955 percent of the light that hits it, making it by far the darkest substance ever made -- about 30 times as dark as the government's current standard for blackest bl... First Steps Toward a Cloak of Invisibility		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: John Pendry, Shawn-Yu Lin \| By Patterson Cark - The Washington Post - February 20, 2008 ¬es=Scientists have developed a material that 'bends back light,' allowing microwaves to flow around an object encased in the material. As with Harry Potter's invisibility cloak, things behind the cloaked object are visible to a device that 'sees' in microwave wavelengths, but the object itself is not." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: John Pendry, Shawn-Yu Lin \| By Patterson Cark - The Washington Post - February 20, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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