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Started by Adios, February 01, 2011, 07:17:41 PM

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Adios

February 01, 2011, 07:17:41 PM
Science following fiction yet again?

Researchers have demonstrated an idea for an invisibility cloak using calcite, a common crystalline material.

Cloaking relies on guiding light waves such that waves from a hidden object do not reach the eye.

Calcite accomplishes this by sending the two "polarisations" of light - directions in which the light waves oscillate - in different directions.

The work in Nature Communications can hide centimetre-sized objects, limited only by the calcite crystal's size.

The approach offers a simpler, more scalable route to invisibility than prior approaches.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12338447

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#1
February 01, 2011, 07:42:44 PM
Well, I think I can say with confidence that I trust my government with this technology.

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Adios

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February 01, 2011, 07:47:34 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 01, 2011, 07:42:44 PM
Well, I think I can say with confidence that I trust my government with this technology.

:lulz:

:lulz:

I agree!

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#3
February 01, 2011, 07:48:07 PM
So it uses light in the same way that phasing effects sound. Interesting stuff.

As long as we beat the Romulans and Klingons Iranians and North Koreans to it.
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February 01, 2011, 07:48:49 PM
Quote from: Doktor Blight on February 01, 2011, 07:48:07 PM
So it uses light in the same way that phasing effects sound. Interesting stuff.

As long as we beat the Romulans to it.

What's this "we" shit, Kimosabe?   :lulz:
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Nephew Twiddleton

#5
February 01, 2011, 07:53:42 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 01, 2011, 07:48:49 PM
Quote from: Doktor Blight on February 01, 2011, 07:48:07 PM
So it uses light in the same way that phasing effects sound. Interesting stuff.

As long as we beat the Romulans to it.

What's this "we" shit, Kimosabe?   :lulz:

:lulz: Too quick for my edits.
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#6
February 03, 2011, 06:41:34 AM
Er, unless things have changed since I studied quantum physics, nobody has ever managed to recombine light that's been split with a polarizing field, even for something as simple as a laser beam.
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Triple Zero

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February 04, 2011, 01:27:55 PM
I dunno but it seems to work pretty well in this setup where they cloaked a bunch of coffee beans:

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February 07, 2011, 01:19:25 AM
Quote from: Triple Zero on February 04, 2011, 01:27:55 PM
I dunno but it seems to work pretty well in this setup where they cloaked a bunch of coffee beans:



and this fish.

The Johnny

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February 07, 2011, 03:53:26 AM
Quote from: Risus on February 07, 2011, 01:19:25 AM
Quote from: Triple Zero on February 04, 2011, 01:27:55 PM
I dunno but it seems to work pretty well in this setup where they cloaked a bunch of coffee beans:



and this fish.



und this dog!

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February 07, 2011, 12:35:40 PM
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Adios

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February 07, 2011, 04:16:53 PM Last Edit: February 07, 2011, 04:39:49 PM by Charley Brown
Assholes, this shit actually works.


















See?

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#12
February 09, 2011, 06:22:22 PM
Wait a minute ... this would totally explain Keira Knightly's tits  :eek:

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#13
February 09, 2011, 06:25:31 PM
I wonder if this technology allows you to see out if you're cloaked.

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#14
February 16, 2011, 09:00:51 AM
Quote from: SHIBBOLEET THE ANNIHILATOR on February 09, 2011, 06:25:31 PM
I wonder if this technology allows you to see out if you're cloaked.

if it doesn't, and the technology is easily reproducible, i want to see the college pranks. they WILL be hilarious.

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