Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/02

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Subject: [Leica] Reflectionless surface invented?
From: abridge at gmail.com (Adam Bridge)
Date: Tue May 2 13:47:32 2006
References: <4cfa589b0605021338n6db22881o5907d2c851ffbec9@mail.gmail.com> <6FCA3A7B-F88F-4FBC-8838-7D31332C1428@pandora.be>

Ha! Clever, you!

On 5/2/06, Philippe Orlent <philippe.orlent@pandora.be> wrote:
> Looking at the surface it's already copyrighted...
>
>
>
> Op 2-mei-06, om 22:38 heeft Adam Bridge het volgende geschreven:
>
> > Engadget reports at:
> >
> > <http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/02/japanese-reseachers-invent-
> > completely-transparent-material/>
> >
> > also via:
> >
> > <http://tinyurl.com/nsejm>
> >
> > Text of article:
> >
> > In a breakthrough that could benefit fields as diverse as networking,
> > photography, astronomy, and peeping, science-types at Japan's
> > Institute of Physical and Chemical Research have unveiled their
> > prototype of a glass-like material that they claim to be 100%
> > transparent. Unlike normal glass, which reflects some of the incoming
> > light, the new so-called metamaterial --composed of a grid of gold or
> > silver nanocoils embedded in a prism-shaped, glass-like material --
> > uses its unique structural properties to achieve a negative refractive
> > index, or complete transparency. Although currently just a one-off
> > proof-of-concept (pictured, under an electron microscope),
> > mass-produced versions of the new material could improve fiber optic
> > communications, contribute to better telescopes and cameras, or lead
> > to the development of completely new optical equipment.
> >
> > The link shows an image of the surface via an electron microscope.
> >
> > Adam
> >
> >
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