Thursday, October 6, 2011

Invisibility cloaks


With the help of carbon nanotubes, researchers have been able to make objects seem to magically vanish by using the same principle that causes mirages. These occur when heat changes the air's temperature and density, something that forces light to "bend," making us see all sorts of crazy things. Apply the same theory under water using nanotubes -- one molecule carbon coils with super high heat conductivity -- and scientists can make a sheet of the stuff "disappear."

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