Scientists closer to developing invisibility cloak

[Torre82]

Actually, as soon as he gets out of the joint, he'll be a 6th-year senior in high school.

Sheeit, pre-college doctorate in flunkery?

Sounds like my kinda guy. I'd buy him a beer if I saw him.

 

[calpoon]

You're about 5 years behind man. This is old news, has been for 5 years: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2777111.stm

it's funny that the "invisible" guy is the most noticeable in any situation.

 

[joao_zeta]

Plato & the story of Glaucon's Ring

WASHINGTON - 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.

The new work moves scientists a step closer to hiding people and objects from visible light, which could have broad applications, including military ones.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080812...ility_cloak;_ylt=Ai31DVVxnDOyaE0CW6QGT2Cs0NUE

the ONLY implications of this work are military and political. PLATO long ago 'proved' that all humans are naturally, intrinsically selfish by using a hypothetical situation - imagine someone finds a ring - and wearing this ring makes you invisible - YOU KNOW YOU WOULD USE IT TO FURTHER YOUR OWN INTERESTS - ESPECIALLY AT THE EXPENSE OF THOSE WHO COULDN;T SEE YOU! Well this was plato's proof - some will say that they would use the ring for good - but Plato asks that we be honest with ourselves here and admit that we would automatically do things we ordinarily would not do as visible creatures - (from this judgment that 'all human are selfish' comes Plato's political programme to control and regulate this selfishness - and of course the best way to do this would be to have a 'philosopher-king' who has renounced all appetites and desires as head of state - he, and only he should serve 'the republic' as absolute decision maker.

WOW.

Now it seems PLATO'S ring is becoming a reality.

the guys in the CIA must be creaming their freaking pants.

 

[Violator79]

it's funny that the "invisible" guy is the most noticeable in any situation.

LOL ya think?! :rofl:

 

[shayd]

I've always thought it was interesting that you could still see the jacket that kid is wearing. College physics taught me why, but for some reason I really thought that true invisibility would be closer to reality today.

 

[calpoon]

Plato is a dick, and just because that's what he'd do, doesn't mean that is what everyone else would do.

 

[tunsty]

Apparently, they created a 'cloak' a couple of years ago... but they couldn't find it anywhere.

 

[Peter Gazinya]

close to finding an "invisibility cloak"? I don't know man, I just don't see it.

 

[D-rock]

I can think of a few people they could give it to make them disappear as a service to the rest of us.