Search results for invisibility cloaks

Optics & Photonics Apr 22, 2024

Realization of an ideal omnidirectional invisibility cloak in free space

A team led by Prof. Dexin Ye and Prof. Hongsheng Chen from Zhejiang University, and Prof. Yu Luo from Nanyang Technological University conducted research on the practical implementation of full-parameter transformation optical ...

Nanomaterials Mar 18, 2024

Backyard insect inspires invisibility devices, next gen tech

Leafhoppers, a common backyard insect, secrete and coat themselves in tiny mysterious particles that could provide both the inspiration and the instructions for next-generation technology, according to a new study led by ...

General Physics Mar 6, 2024

Designing a drone that uses adaptive invisibility: Towards autonomous sea-land-air cloaks

The idea of objects seamlessly disappearing, not just in controlled laboratory environments but also in real-world scenarios, has long captured the popular imagination. This concept epitomizes the trajectory of human civilization, ...

Bio & Medicine Jan 18, 2024

DNA becomes our 'hands' to construct advanced polyhedral nanoparticles

In a paper published in Science Jan. 18, scientists Chad Mirkin and Sharon Glotzer and their teams at Northwestern University and University of Michigan, respectively, present findings in nanotechnology that could impact ...

Environment Nov 3, 2023

'Air-pocalypse': Indian capital launches 'Green War Room'

The enemy is nearly invisible and there are no soldiers, but the Indian capital's new "Green War Room" is battling air pollution that is cutting lives of residents by over a decade.

Nanophysics Oct 30, 2023

Metamolecule metamaterial fabrication with 3D co-assembly

Metamaterials, famously likened to Harry Potter's invisible cloak, are artificial nano structures designed to manipulate light properties. However, the practical application of this technology in everyday life depends on ...

Nanophysics Oct 7, 2023

Free-space nanoprinting beyond optical limits to create 4D functional structures

Two-photon polymerization is a potential method for nanofabrication to integrate nanomaterials based on femtosecond laser-based methods. Challenges in the field of 3D nanoprinting include slow layer-by-layer printing and ...

Ecology Jun 22, 2023

How moths create invisibility cloaks preventing detection by predators using biosonar

Researchers from University of Bristol and Diamond Light Source have uncovered how moths create a powerful stealth cloak preventing detection by biosonar. This work (Bio-Inspired Urban Adaptations: What Insects Can Teach ...

Optics & Photonics Jun 13, 2023

A new technique to detect invisibility cloaks

A study developed by researchers from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), associated with the Nanophotonics Technology Center (NTC) and the company DAS Photonics, promises to revolutionize the design of so-called ...

Quantum Physics Sep 26, 2022

Physicists shed light on a different kind of chaos

Physicists at UC Santa Barbara, the University of Maryland, and the University of Washington have found an answer to the longstanding physics question: How do interparticle interactions affect dynamical localization?

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