2007-03-01 06:35:47 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
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"Last week a prestigious journal published two reports from scientists who have discovered how to achieve the same [cloaking] effect without breaking the laws of physics. Invisibility, they argue, is a matter of diverting light around an object so all the light continues on its way instead of reflecting off the object. The reports suggest using a thick shell of high-tech transparent material to do this. Even when looking directly at the object, an observer would see only what was behind it."
2007-03-01 06:40:52 · answer #1 · answered by Yahzmin ♥♥ 4ever 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Actually it is not oustide our own scientific laws to make something appear invisible. If an inanimate object were "invisible" then it would not exist and thus would explain why we could not see it. However as stated in the former part of the sentence one can make things appear invisible. However technology and costs are the only prohibiting factors
2007-03-01 06:40:12 · answer #2 · answered by modelearth2050 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some researchers are working on it.
Covering an object with a giant liquid crystal display, and displaying what's on the other side of the object, makes it appear as if nothing is there.
That technique looks promising.
For an airplane in the sky, all you have to do is project "sky" above, and it would be very hard to see it from the ground.
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2007-03-01 06:41:30 · answer #3 · answered by tlbs101 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That was answered by HOW STUFF WORKS web site. They said simple objects could be in a lab setting but the processing to make a general object in a general setting be "seen-through" is really too hard for most applications.
2007-03-01 06:40:05 · answer #4 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not completely. You can "cloak" something to match its surroundings so that you may not notice until you trip over it. I do think its impossible to be completely invisible though.
2007-03-01 06:39:15 · answer #5 · answered by A M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's particles of dust and you DON'T dust the cloak for prints, yes.
2007-03-01 06:40:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
scientists have cloaked certain radio waves
2007-03-01 06:41:01 · answer #7 · answered by dustin m 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sure set a mirror in front of it.
2007-03-01 06:39:33 · answer #8 · answered by setter505 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You've been watching too much star trek...
2007-03-01 06:39:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋