Friday, October 21, 2005
Optical Camouflage
New Theory: How to Make Objects Invisible
The proposal involves using plasmons -- tiny electronic excitations on the surfaces of some metals -- to cancel out the visible light or other radiation coming from an object. The idea is in an infant stage but appears not to violate any laws of physics.
The proposal involves using plasmons -- tiny electronic excitations on the surfaces of some metals -- to cancel out the visible light or other radiation coming from an object. The idea is in an infant stage but appears not to violate any laws of physics.
