Cloaking Device Proposed
14 May 2006, 12:28
Categories: optics--photonics
The cloaking devices that are used to render spacecraft invisible in Star Trek might just work in reality, two mathematicians have claimed. Researchers propose that placing certain objects close to a material called a superlens could make them appear to vanish. It would rely on an effect known as “anomalous localized resonance”. Read More
Back in 2000, researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California were working on sensor-and-display systems that would create the illusion of transparency. The systems were called “Adaptive Camouflage” because they could generate displays that respond to changes in light and environment, unlike conventional camouflage surfaces. The proposal was to create a display blanket of active-pixel sensors that would record what’s behind an object and broadcast it on the front. Their Technical Support Package is available for download. NASA Tech
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