Scientists Develop Bendable Light
This is fairly close to pulp-sf concepts of energy beams which could be controlled in fine detail, including being made to bend
http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/guiding-light-new-metamaterial-device-steers-beams-along-complex-pathways-23610.html
particularly the notions of E. E. "Doc" Smith and John W. Campbell. The really cool thing is that this is a spinoff from cloaking device research.
Metamaterials -- the most fantastic new engineering concept of the last decade, IMO.
http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/guiding-light-new-metamaterial-device-steers-beams-along-complex-pathways-23610.html
particularly the notions of E. E. "Doc" Smith and John W. Campbell. The really cool thing is that this is a spinoff from cloaking device research.
Metamaterials -- the most fantastic new engineering concept of the last decade, IMO.