The Next Generation Of Stealth Materials
New Mind・2 minutes read
Scientists led by Professor Sir John Pendry demonstrated the first invisibility cloak in 2006, using metamaterials to manipulate electromagnetic radiation. Despite challenges in optical cloaking, research in metamaterials has expanded into other realms, offering new technological possibilities and potential applications in controlling the electromagnetic spectrum.
Insights
- Metamaterials, with their unique properties derived from negative refractive indices, allow for the manipulation of electromagnetic waves by altering permittivity and magnetic permeability, enabling groundbreaking applications like the development of invisibility cloaks.
- The practical application of metamaterials, exemplified by the successful construction of an invisibility cloak for microwave radiation in 2006, faces challenges in extending cloaking to the visible spectrum due to technical complexities in manipulating light, highlighting the current limitations in this field of research.
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What is a metamaterial?
A material engineered to manipulate electromagnetic radiation.