Chapter 459: Science Friday! Entry 04- Invisibility
Hey kids, it's not just for Harry Potter anymore. Whether using camera re-projection or microbead fibers the implications of invisibility are something to be carefully monitored due to its obvious military and thieving capabilities but also for the simple fact that we are altering human perception which happens to be cool as hell on a variety of levels.
Here's a compilation from the University of Tokyo's students original videos using the camera reprojection. Despite the fact that you have to be present at certain points to be able to see this "invisibility" it is incredibly engaging...
Scientists Set Sights on Invisibility Cloaks: http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/07/01/invisible.cloak/index.html
Invisibility Cloak "A Step Further": http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7553061.stm
Invisibility Cloak By Bending Light: http://maduraiveeran.wordpress.com/2008/08/11/invisibility-cloak-by-bending-light/
How Stuff Works: Invisibility Cloaks: http://www.howstuffworks.com/invisibility-cloak.htm
Awesome article from the Superhero Power issue of Wired (make sure to check out the links to other superpowers which are pretty awesome reads as well): http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.08/pwr_invisible.html?pg=1&topic=&topic_set=