Tag Archives: Infrared

Robot limbs to plug into the brain with light

Posted on October 17, 2010 by admin

Imagine a bionic arm that plugs directly into the nervous system, so that the brain can control its motion, and the owner can feel pressure and heat through their robotic hand. This prospect has come a step closer with the … Continue reading →

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The Electromagnetic Spectrum

Posted on October 14, 2010 by admin
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Light-amplifying resin boosts invisibility cloaks

Posted on September 3, 2010 by admin

Metamaterials can bend light around objects to render them near-invisible, but they absorb so much light in the process that objects cannot be flawlessly disguised – they are revealed by the dimness of the metamaterial. Vladimir Shalaev at Purdue University … Continue reading →

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