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  1. toddm902 toddm902 is offline

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    Jan 5th, 2012 (1/5/2012 1:32am)

    I didn't see a thread on this, but sorry if there already is. This was amazing to me that they could basically hide time.

    http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/...cloak-created/

    I felt dumb after reading this, but what do people think of this? Seems like it could be something that could be used for good and bad if developed.
    Edited By: toddm902 Jan 5th, 2012 at 01:33 AM
  2. Oh Rale Oh Rale is offline

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    Jan 5th, 2012 (1/5/2012 1:37am) in reply to toddm902

    Hey Bob!!!!
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    Jan 5th, 2012 (1/5/2012 2:06am) in reply to Oh Rale

    Edited By: tommpat2000 Jan 5th, 2012 at 02:06 AM
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    Jan 5th, 2012 (1/5/2012 2:09am) in reply to tommpat2000

    Not a futurama thread?
     
  5. shawdeep shawdeep is offline

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    Jan 5th, 2012 (1/5/2012 2:17am) in reply to SpankyHamm

    title of thread should be "waste of time"
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    Jan 5th, 2012 (1/5/2012 2:43am) in reply to shawdeep

    fox news
     
  7. OldGrowth OldGrowth is offline

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    Jan 5th, 2012 (1/5/2012 2:45am) in reply to toddm902

     
    Originally Posted by toddm902 View Post

    I didn't see a thread on this, but sorry if there already is. This was amazing to me that they could basically hide time.

    http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/...cloak-created/

    I felt dumb after reading this, but what do people think of this? Seems like it could be something that could be used for good and bad if developed.

    as long as Bif doesn't figure it out we'll be fine.
  8. Hank H1LL Hank H1LL is offline

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    Jan 5th, 2012 (1/5/2012 5:14am) in reply to OldGrowth

    cool concept, but it's been around for a while. we could do this with lower frequency EM waves for a few years but cornell's now pushed it into the visible range, opening up the possibility of masking "events" from the human eye, so long as those events are briefer than 0.00000000004 seconds.

    it's progress, which is great, but this technology doesn't have any real-world applications. just more sensationalism for the masses.
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    Jan 5th, 2012 (1/5/2012 5:16am) in reply to Hank H1LL

    in 1000 years it will have real world applications. Still kinda cool.
     
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    Jan 5th, 2012 (1/5/2012 5:32am) in reply to ntanygd760

  11. Hank H1LL Hank H1LL is offline

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    Jan 5th, 2012 (1/5/2012 5:32am) in reply to SluggerWV

    oh, don't get me wrong. the concept is transcendent, but it's like admiring the steam engine before anyone ever dreamed of the ferrari. except the gap is even bigger here.

    I agree though and would guess we'll cloak macroscopic objects well within 1000 years.
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    Jan 5th, 2012 (1/5/2012 5:34am) in reply to ntanygd760

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    Jan 5th, 2012 (1/5/2012 6:23am) in reply to SluggerWV

    title got me into the thread. fox news link getting me right out.
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    Jan 5th, 2012 (1/5/2012 6:46am) in reply to whitealroker

     
    Originally Posted by MattElsarelli View Post

    fox news

     
    Originally Posted by whitealroker View Post

    title got me into the thread. fox news link getting me right out.

    its sad that the link is foxnews, this has been on on physics websites for months now, and the Duke experiment go back a year or so iirc....

    this find has more feasable implications for quantum computing, and security, those applications aren't that far off, the Harry Potter cloak shit is a whole different ballgame
     
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    Jan 6th, 2012 (1/6/2012 3:33am) in reply to shawdeep

     
    Originally Posted by shawdeep View Post

    title of thread should be "waste of time"


    I chuckled
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