Invisibility Cloak - new advances

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Recent advancements in metamaterials, led by Zhang at Berkeley, demonstrate the capability of these materials to bend light, effectively rendering objects invisible. This technology not only has implications for invisibility cloaks but also shows promise in enhancing fiber optic switching by slowing down light, addressing significant bottlenecks in internet signal processing. The discussion also references a semi-invisible suit developed by a Japanese team, highlighting ongoing research in practical applications of these materials.

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http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2008/08/11_light.shtml

An interesting article about work being done by Zhang of Berkeley on 'metamaterials', which are materials capable of bending light, which is useful for bending light around objects to make them invisible. They are also being considered for fibre optic switching, since they can slow light down and improve on one of the internet's bottleneck's, signal switching.

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Going to have a read this arvo, thanks for the link :D
 
I am curious if anyone knows of any prototype invisibility suits. As I recall a team in Japan made one that was semi invisible but but entirely.
 

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