http://www.eng.umd.edu/media/pressreleases/pr121807_cloak.html -- Tim Weaver I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.
Tim Weaver wrote: > http://www.eng.umd.edu/media/pressreleases/pr121807_cloak.html Sneaking around undetected (as long as you're in a 2D world and less than 10 micrometers in extent) gets the press and the money. Maybe in a few decades we can hide spizes and prevert voyeurs. And we can have a "superlens" that can be used to see important tiny stuff and play quantum-scale tricks of general utility to all of humanity starting right now. But that would be boring and unprofitable. -- nuts
On Sat, 22 Dec 2007 14:59:47 -0500, mixed nuts wrote: > Tim Weaver wrote: > >> http://www.eng.umd.edu/media/pressreleases/pr121807_cloak.html > > Sneaking around undetected (as long as you're in a 2D world and less > than 10 micrometers in extent) gets the press and the money. Maybe in a > few decades we can hide spizes and prevert voyeurs. > > And we can have a "superlens" that can be used to see important tiny > stuff and play quantum-scale tricks of general utility to all of > humanity starting right now. But that would be boring and unprofitable. Link? -- tinmimus99@hotmail.com smeeter 11 or maybe 12 mp 10 mhm 29x13 You want a job and a lizard to ride? < _The Einstein Intersection_
mimus wrote: > On Sat, 22 Dec 2007 14:59:47 -0500, mixed nuts wrote: > > >>Tim Weaver wrote: >> >> >>>http://www.eng.umd.edu/media/pressreleases/pr121807_cloak.html >> >>Sneaking around undetected (as long as you're in a 2D world and less >>than 10 micrometers in extent) gets the press and the money. Maybe in a >>few decades we can hide spizes and prevert voyeurs. >> >>And we can have a "superlens" that can be used to see important tiny >>stuff and play quantum-scale tricks of general utility to all of >>humanity starting right now. But that would be boring and unprofitable. > > > Link? > You could start here (plasmons being what it's all about): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasmon Dunno where else to send you at the moment - there's a few decades of fizix behind this. -- nuts
On Sat, 22 Dec 2007 16:29:17 -0500, mixed nuts wrote: > mimus wrote: > >> On Sat, 22 Dec 2007 14:59:47 -0500, mixed nuts wrote: >> >>>Tim Weaver wrote: >>> >>>>http://www.eng.umd.edu/media/pressreleases/pr121807_cloak.html >>> >>>Sneaking around undetected (as long as you're in a 2D world and less >>>than 10 micrometers in extent) gets the press and the money. Maybe in a >>>few decades we can hide spizes and prevert voyeurs. >>> >>>And we can have a "superlens" that can be used to see important tiny >>>stuff and play quantum-scale tricks of general utility to all of >>>humanity starting right now. But that would be boring and unprofitable. >> >> Link? >> > You could start here (plasmons being what it's all about): > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasmon > > Dunno where else to send you at the moment - there's a few decades of > fizix behind this. Optical surface plasmon cosmetics. I . . . see . . . . -- tinmimus99@hotmail.com smeeter 11 or maybe 12 mp 10 mhm 29x13 You want a job and a lizard to ride? < _The Einstein Intersection_
