Tag Archives: Light

Light pulled out of empty space

Posted on November 23, 2011 by admin

You can get something from nothing – as long as you are moving close to the speed of light. The discovery confirms a 41-year-old prediction on how to pull energy from empty space and produce light. The phenomenon relies on … Continue reading →

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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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