Scientists reveal invisibility cloak material

a very cool invention that will have a myriad of useful applications. i would rather they don't make fabric from it though. with exception of the military, who the hell needs to be invisible?? (i didn't say wants to be, i said needs to be)and if you have the ability to be invisible, guess what...so will the enemy.

Gah, they're really playing with fire here. Imagine if robbers, rapists, killers were invisible. Mass chaos.

Hasn't this discovery been played with around here before? Just seems as though I've read it a few times.....

Hasn't this discovery been played with around here before? Just seems as though I've read it a few times..... Yes. This is the real story: Condensed matter physics is an incredibly competitive field. In condensed matter physics there are many many scientists trying to develop materials with tunable indices of refraction. These materials could be used in a wide variety of applications (electronics, photonics, spintronics, optics, photovoltaics, light emitters, etc.) These scientists want funding. In order to get more funding, these scientists give press releases every time they figure out anoth... [More]

Hmmmm.... How do you "reveal" (to quote the title) an Invisibility Cloak ? Smacks of the emporers new clothes meow purr

Gah, they're really playing with fire here. Imagine if robbers, rapists, killers were invisible. Mass chaos. Yeah, i agree.

Yes. This is the real story: [*] Condensed matter physics is an incredibly competitive field. [*] In condensed matter physics there are many many scientists trying to develop materials with tunable indices of refraction. [*] These materials could be used in a wide variety of applications (electronics, photonics, spintronics, optics, photovoltaics, light emitters, etc.) [*] These scientists want funding. [*] In order to get more funding, these scientists give press releases every time they figure out another step on the road to a practical metamaterial. [*] Press releases are for the general pu... [More]

Well i can definitely see the military using Metaflex...

YESSSS, finally.