PREDICTION: Invisibility Cloak May Be Possible, Wizardry
Hey, I like that article that was in the news about the Invisibility Cloak becoming a Reality:
In the movie, Albus Dumbledore always seemed to where Harry was even under the Cloak.
Invisibility Cloak May Be Possible
By ANDREW BRIDGES, AP
WASHINGTON (May 25) - Imagine an invisibility cloak that works just like the one Harry Potter inherited from his father.
An invisibility cloak and other Harry Potteresque types of magic are likely doable, researchers say. "What's standing in the way is our engineering capabilities," said John Pendry, a physicist at the Imperial College London.
Researchers in England and the United States think they know how to do that. They are laying out the blueprint and calling for help in developing the exotic materials needed to build a cloak.
The keys are special manmade materials, unlike any in nature or the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. These materials are intended to steer light and other forms of electromagnetic radiation around an object, rendering it as invisible as something tucked into a hole in space.
"Is it science fiction? Well, it's theory and that already is not science fiction. It's theoretically possible to do all these Harry Potter things, but what's standing in the way is our engineering capabilities," said John Pendry, a physicist at the Imperial College London.
Details of the study, which Pendry co-wrote, appear in Thursday's online edition of the journal Science.
Scientists not involved in the work said it presents a solid case for making invisibility an attainable goal.
"This is very interesting science and a very interesting idea and it is supported on a great mathematical and physical basis," said Nader Engheta, a professor of electrical and systems engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. Engheta has done his own work on invisibility using novel materials called metamaterials.
Pendry and his co-authors also propose using metamaterials because they can be tuned to bend electromagnetic radiation - radio waves and visible light, for example - in any direction.
A cloak made of those materials, with a structure designed down to the submicroscopic scale, would neither reflect light nor cast a shadow.
Instead, like a river streaming around a smooth boulder, light and all other forms of electromagnetic radiation would strike the cloak and simply flow around it, continuing on as if it never bumped up against an obstacle. That would give an onlooker the apparent ability to peer right through the cloak, with everything tucked inside concealed from view.
"Yes, you could actually make someone invisible as long as someone wears a cloak made of this material," said Patanjali Parimi, a Northeastern University physicist and design engineer at Chelton Microwave Corp. in Bolton, Mass. Parimi was not involved in the research.
Such a cloak does not exist, but early versions that could mask microwaves and other forms of electromagnetic radiation could be as close as 18 months away, Pendry said. He said the study was "an invitation to come and play with these new ideas."
"We will have a cloak after not too long," he said.
The Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency supported the research, given the obvious military applications of such stealthy technology.
While Harry Potter could wear his cloak to skulk around Hogwarts, a real-world version probably would not be something just to be thrown on, Pendry said.
"To be realistic, it's going to be fairly thick. Cloak is a misnomer. 'Shield' might be more appropriate," he said.
05/25/06 14:00 EDT
Updated: 03:40 PM EDT
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- Imagine an invisibility cloak that works just like the one Harry Potter inherited from his father:
- Harry Potter is in England. I've been talking about Bliss born in England
- I said 5/17/2006 about that I'm a "Math Wizard" when I trigger my "Psychic Spells" and "Mathematical Incantations"
- Wizard = WI-ZA/R-D = 5/29(WI) Non-Valentine(ZA/Non-AZ) Gemini(R/18/2x9/2xI/II) Sun Female(D/Leo Female)
- Harry Potter is in England. I've been talking about Bliss born in England
- These materials are intended to steer light and other forms of electromagnetic radiation around an object, rendering it as invisible as something tucked into a hole in space:
- Anyone following along in my Journal for the last five months knows I've been talking about Electromagnetism all the time
- I said 5/26/2006 how it's nice being able to go about my business unnoticed. That's like an Invisibility Cloak in itself
- Anyone following along in my Journal for the last five months knows I've been talking about Electromagnetism all the time
- "This is very interesting science and a very interesting idea and it is supported on a great mathematical and physical basis," said Nader Engheta:
- Nader = Ralph Nader. He was in "Fun with Dick and Jane"
- Nader = Nadir in Astrology
- Notice the IR in Nad(IR)
- Nader = Ralph Nader. He was in "Fun with Dick and Jane"
- Pendry and his co-authors also propose using metamaterials because they can be tuned to bend electromagnetic radiation - radio waves and visible light, for example - in any direction: You can definitely affect Light and Radio Waves
- "Yes, you could actually make someone invisible as long as someone wears a cloak made of this material," said Patanjali Parimi:
- That was discussed in "Fantastic Four"
- They better watch out what happens with this Technology though. Someone's going to try and abuse it
- It would be good for Deer-Hunting, but not good for banks with Robbers stealing stuff
- That was discussed in "Fantastic Four"
- The Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency supported the research, given the obvious military applications of such stealthy technology:
- This comes back to why it's a good thing all these Psychic Abilties and Training are supervised by me
- Imagine what would happen if this fell into the hands of the Military or someone unscrupulous
- That's why you have all these Safeties that are linked to my Birth Certificate and Name
- This comes back to why it's a good thing all these Psychic Abilties and Training are supervised by me
- 05/25/06 14:00 EDT:
- I said Bliss is born 5/25 and she's in England where Harry Potter is
- 14:00 = 2:00 pm = Dark 2 = Dark Gemini
- I said Bliss is born 5/25 and she's in England where Harry Potter is
- Updated: 03:40 PM EDT: Gemini (3) Male(2x20/Female Female/Non-Female)
In the movie, Albus Dumbledore always seemed to where Harry was even under the Cloak.
Invisibility Cloak May Be Possible
By ANDREW BRIDGES, AP
WASHINGTON (May 25) - Imagine an invisibility cloak that works just like the one Harry Potter inherited from his father.
An invisibility cloak and other Harry Potteresque types of magic are likely doable, researchers say. "What's standing in the way is our engineering capabilities," said John Pendry, a physicist at the Imperial College London.
Researchers in England and the United States think they know how to do that. They are laying out the blueprint and calling for help in developing the exotic materials needed to build a cloak.
The keys are special manmade materials, unlike any in nature or the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. These materials are intended to steer light and other forms of electromagnetic radiation around an object, rendering it as invisible as something tucked into a hole in space.
"Is it science fiction? Well, it's theory and that already is not science fiction. It's theoretically possible to do all these Harry Potter things, but what's standing in the way is our engineering capabilities," said John Pendry, a physicist at the Imperial College London.
Details of the study, which Pendry co-wrote, appear in Thursday's online edition of the journal Science.
Scientists not involved in the work said it presents a solid case for making invisibility an attainable goal.
"This is very interesting science and a very interesting idea and it is supported on a great mathematical and physical basis," said Nader Engheta, a professor of electrical and systems engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. Engheta has done his own work on invisibility using novel materials called metamaterials.
Pendry and his co-authors also propose using metamaterials because they can be tuned to bend electromagnetic radiation - radio waves and visible light, for example - in any direction.
A cloak made of those materials, with a structure designed down to the submicroscopic scale, would neither reflect light nor cast a shadow.
Instead, like a river streaming around a smooth boulder, light and all other forms of electromagnetic radiation would strike the cloak and simply flow around it, continuing on as if it never bumped up against an obstacle. That would give an onlooker the apparent ability to peer right through the cloak, with everything tucked inside concealed from view.
"Yes, you could actually make someone invisible as long as someone wears a cloak made of this material," said Patanjali Parimi, a Northeastern University physicist and design engineer at Chelton Microwave Corp. in Bolton, Mass. Parimi was not involved in the research.
Such a cloak does not exist, but early versions that could mask microwaves and other forms of electromagnetic radiation could be as close as 18 months away, Pendry said. He said the study was "an invitation to come and play with these new ideas."
"We will have a cloak after not too long," he said.
The Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency supported the research, given the obvious military applications of such stealthy technology.
While Harry Potter could wear his cloak to skulk around Hogwarts, a real-world version probably would not be something just to be thrown on, Pendry said.
"To be realistic, it's going to be fairly thick. Cloak is a misnomer. 'Shield' might be more appropriate," he said.
05/25/06 14:00 EDT
Updated: 03:40 PM EDT
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