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 Aug 11 2008, 04:07 PM
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 I'm Jc  Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556  |
QUOTE WASHINGTON (AP) -- 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. The findings, by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, are to be released later this week in the journals Nature and Science. The new work moves scientists a step closer to hiding people and objects from visible light, which could have broad applications, including military ones. People can see objects because they scatter the light that strikes them, reflecting some of it back to the eye. Cloaking uses materials, known as metamaterials, to deflect radar, light or other waves around an object. Metamaterials are mixtures of metal and circuit board materials such as ceramic, Teflon or fibre composite. source:CNN |
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Aug 11 2008, 04:12 PM
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 Photoartist Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,363 Joined: Apr 2006 Member No: 399,390 |
Good thing we already have this kind of technology on cB.
QUOTE Log in as invisible *check*Don't add me to the active users list I'm just curious how long it'll take them to create a cloaking device that's actually useful in the field. 7,777 posts. JACKPOT |
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Aug 11 2008, 04:46 PM
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Senior Member Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 2,223 Joined: Dec 2006 Member No: 485,356 |
Technology is getting scary.
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Aug 11 2008, 05:20 PM
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 Hello Newman. Group: Member Posts: 912 Joined: Sep 2007 Member No: 578,620 |
Oh, I read about this before, pretty crazy.
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Aug 11 2008, 06:54 PM
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 Vae Victis Group: Official Member Posts: 1,416 Joined: Sep 2006 Member No: 460,227 |
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Aug 11 2008, 07:13 PM
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 poison Group: Official Member Posts: 4,806 Joined: Mar 2008 Member No: 629,020 |
Well. Thats something id thought id never see unless i was watching Harry Potter
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Aug 11 2008, 07:23 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Posts: 8,274 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 8,001 |
i'm thinkin' of starcraft ghost, baby!
NUCLEAR LAUNCH DETECTED ! |
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Aug 11 2008, 07:53 PM
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 omnomnom Group: Member Posts: 1,776 Joined: Jul 2005 Member No: 180,688 |
At first I thought this was a harry potter thread
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Aug 11 2008, 07:54 PM
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 ٩(͡๏̯͡๏)۶ Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 14,309 Joined: Nov 2004 Member No: 65,593 |
I really don't mind having an invisibility cloak. That way, I can go inside the girls changing room.
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Aug 11 2008, 08:20 PM
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 DDR \\ I'm Dee :) Group: Mentor Posts: 8,662 Joined: Mar 2006 Member No: 384,020 |
QUOTE(Reidar @ Aug 11 2008, 06:54 PM) LOL The first thought that came to my read when I read this thread was "stalkers". Oh boy. |
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Aug 11 2008, 09:06 PM
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poison Group: Official Member Posts: 4,806 Joined: Mar 2008 Member No: 629,020 |
ahha.
That picture cheered me up |
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Aug 11 2008, 11:10 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Head Staff Posts: 18,173 Joined: Mar 2005 Member No: 108,478 |
QUOTE(coconutter @ Aug 11 2008, 08:53 PM) At first I thought this was a harry potter thread JC + HP = OTP. I wonder how expensive these will be if they're made available to the public.. |
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Aug 12 2008, 12:08 AM
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 cheeeesy like theres no tomorrow Group: Member Posts: 3,316 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 37,142 |
im pretty sure that this only applies if the object is slightly far away. if you are arms length i am sure you will see the invisibility cloak or whatever you call it. even though its still pretty cool.
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Aug 12 2008, 12:14 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Official Member Posts: 1,288 Joined: Oct 2007 Member No: 585,380 |
Skip to 0:21
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Aug 12 2008, 06:44 PM
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 That's what she said. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 3,559 Joined: Apr 2005 Member No: 130,200 |
Another reason why Harry > Edward. This wouldn't even be possible without Harry Potter doing it first!...well...that's where they got the idea.
 On the other hand, war would be a hell of a lot scarier... |
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Aug 12 2008, 06:52 PM
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DDR \\ I'm Dee :) Group: Mentor Posts: 8,662 Joined: Mar 2006 Member No: 384,020 |
I thought the guy at the beginning of the video was looking like he was ready to go to the disco.
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