News tagged with bending light

Transform a ball into a rock -- or make it invisible -- using transformation optics

(PhysOrg.com) -- Science fiction and fantasy tales are full of the ability to "cloak" characters with invisibility. Whether it is a spaceship with a cloaking device, or a young wizard with an invisibility ...

Physics / General Physics

created Jul 09, 2009 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (13) | comments 7 feature

First acoustic metamaterial 'superlens' created

A team of researchers at the University of Illinois has created the world's first acoustic "superlens," an innovation that could have practical implications for high-resolution ultrasound imaging, non-destructive ...

Physics / General Physics

created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (13) | comments 6