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    Universal Mirror: Imagine the Exact Opposite of an Invisibility Cloak

    Scientist Designs Nanoparticle Optics That Self-Assemble

    U.S. Scientists Take Big Step Toward Creating True Invisibility Cloak
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    Image of fuchikoma fuchikoma
    07/20/09

    In reply to Universal Mirror: Imagine the Exact Opposite of an Invisibility Cloak
    Looking at the image, at first I thought this was about those mirrors designed with computer modelling to reflect an image without reversing left to right, so for example, you could hold a book up to it and read it normally.
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    Image of Matthew Liang Chaboud Matthew Liang Chaboud
    07/18/09

    In reply to Universal Mirror: Imagine the Exact Opposite of an Invisibility Cloak
    Normal mirrors reflect light at an angle from the surface normal of the mirror equal to the incident angle. This *can* be 90 degrees, but it's a relatively rare occurrence.

    It's a minor point, but...
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    Image of mikeness mikeness
    07/18/09

    In reply to Universal Mirror: Imagine the Exact Opposite of an Invisibility Cloak
    Sweet, this will take my narcissism to the big time. By the way, I say photoshopp'd to the image above.
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    SysRq promoted this comment Edited by mikeness at 07/18/09 1:55 PM mikeness was starred mikeness was unstarred
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    07/18/09

    @mikeness: My narcissism could not get any bigger. Local weather stations often erroneously report a high pressure system forming when it's really just my enormous ego passing through town.
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    Image of JodaThongnopnua JodaThongnopnua
    07/18/09

    @bosskev: Your ego smells rather foul.
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    07/18/09

    @JodaThongnopnua: Not mine; you're probably noticing my friend Governor Tarkin.
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    Image of JodaThongnopnua JodaThongnopnua
    07/18/09

    @bosskev: He's holding your leash as well? Didn't know you were into bondage.
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    Image of lifetraveler lifetraveler
    11/05/08

    In reply to Scientist Designs Nanoparticle Optics That Self-Assemble
    "The devices can be as diverse as color-changing paint, optical computer elements, and ultrasensitive chemical sensors...."


    ...and shape-shifting liquid mercury terminators...

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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/05/08

    @lifetraveler: I'm pretty sure the properties of mimetic poly alloys is beyond our capacity at the moment. Whew!
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    11/05/08

    In reply to Scientist Designs Nanoparticle Optics That Self-Assemble
    The first thing this should be applied to is 'self-repairing while in use' condoms cuz ya know, accidents happen....
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