my physics teacher told me this, and im wondering if its true

he told me that scientists have made a material that can bend light, so they put it on a jet or something, and it was invisible, is this true?

he told me that scientists have made a material that can bend light, so they put it on a jet or something, and it was invisible, is this true?

lonewolf604

Remember this, Lone Wolf; they may bend our light, but they may never take away our Love.

here is a article I googled quick.

http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/24975

Yes, you can bend light by REFRACTION.

And this light bending technlogy is incorporated in modern aicrafts in the use of FIBER OPTICS.

Light is absorbed, so how can it bend? Light rays can be reflected... I'm not quite sure what you mean by bend, as it conceptually makes no sense.rimnet00

Light is absorbed, so how can it bend? Light rays can be reflected... I'm not quite sure what you mean by bend, as it conceptually makes no sense.rimnet00

The Great Spirit tells me that light bends around black holes.

Yes, you can bend light by REFRACTION.

And this light bending technlogy is incorporated in modern aicrafts in the use of FIBER OPTICS.

JCblueside

lol you would need fiber optics going in every direction to make you kinda invisable!

lol amirite? ?_?

[QUOTE="rimnet00"]Light is absorbed, so how can it bend? Light rays can be reflected... I'm not quite sure what you mean by bend, as it conceptually makes no sense.nick3333

Light is absorbed, so how can it bend? Light rays can be reflected... I'm not quite sure what you mean by bend, as it conceptually makes no sense.rimnet00

The Great Spirit tells me that light bends around black holes.

Yeah! And umm..uh

The Great Spirit tells me that um light can be bent if you use this material stuff that bends light. its pretty neat.

[QUOTE="rimnet00"]Light is absorbed, so how can it bend? Light rays can be reflected... I'm not quite sure what you mean by bend, as it conceptually makes no sense.nick3333

The Great Spirit tells me that light bends around black holes.

Mmm... ya, I can see that being the case. Though it's sorta cheating. You're right though (theoretically).

here is a article I googled quick.

http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/24975

harrisi17

Holy hell, that is insane. Too bad it seems like it will only work with something completely round. Then again, maybe it's a good thing that people won't be able to render themselves invisible any time soon...

[QUOTE="rimnet00"]Light is absorbed, so how can it bend? Light rays can be reflected... I'm not quite sure what you mean by bend, as it conceptually makes no sense.nick3333

Light is absorbed, so how can it bend? Light rays can be reflected... I'm not quite sure what you mean by bend, as it conceptually makes no sense.rimnet00

The Great Spirit tells me that light bends around black holes.

Light doesn't bend around black holes, it goes in but can't escape, thus why we're unable to see them.

Light does bend around a black hole. It will be bent by any large mass. They proved it could be bent by the gravity of our sun during a solar eclipse. It's only when the light enters the event horizon that it's stuck there.

As for the physics teacher.....not exactly. We've created a material that will bend EM radiation around a small object....in a lab. That's it. Nowhere near any practical use yet.

[QUOTE="nick3333"]

[QUOTE="rimnet00"]Light is absorbed, so how can it bend? Light rays can be reflected... I'm not quite sure what you mean by bend, as it conceptually makes no sense.Ghost_702

Light is absorbed, so how can it bend? Light rays can be reflected... I'm not quite sure what you mean by bend, as it conceptually makes no sense.rimnet00

The Great Spirit tells me that light bends around black holes.

Light doesn't bend around black holes, it goes in but can't escape, thus why we're unable to see them.

Actually, some light does bend around it, if it's at the right distance.

Light does bend around a black hole. It will be bent by any large mass. They proved it could be bent by the gravity of our sun during a solar eclipse. It's only when the light enters the event horizon that it's stuck there.

As for the physics teacher.....not exactly. We've created a material that will bend EM radiation around a small object....in a lab. That's it. Nowhere near any practical use yet.

fynne

No, it's still technically following a straight line through space. It's just that SPACE ITSELF bends around a black hole.

Light is absorbed, so how can it bend? Light rays can be reflected... I'm not quite sure what you mean by bend, as it conceptually makes no sense.rimnet00

Er, theory of relativity. Light bends when it passes through/near gravity wells.

[QUOTE="lonewolf604"]

he told me that scientists have made a material that can bend light, so they put it on a jet or something, and it was invisible, is this true?

nick3333

Remember this, Lone Wolf; they may bend our light, but they may never take away our Love.

[QUOTE="JCblueside"]

Yes, you can bend light by REFRACTION.

And this light bending technlogy is incorporated in modern aicrafts in the use of FIBER OPTICS.

Rikusaki

lol you would need fiber optics going in every direction to make you kinda invisable!

lol amirite? ?_?

Refraction..reminds me of the Refractor in R&C: UYA.....its so fun to reflect on how to score...

Hey, at least your physics teacher doesnt constantly try to prove the existence of aliens.

gravity bends lightC_Town_Soul

And also optical density...

Any material can bend light, but many just absorb most of it.

When did he tell you this? The first of this month?HillyBilly

Naw, never.

My science teacher told me about that too a few years ago. And someone just posted the wiki link to it.

[QUOTE="lonewolf604"]

he told me that scientists have made a material that can bend light, so they put it on a jet or something, and it was invisible, is this true?

nick3333

Remember this, Lone Wolf; they may bend our light, but they may never take away our Love.

I laughed real hard at that.

he told me that scientists have made a material that can bend light, so they put it on a jet or something, and it was invisible, is this true?

lonewolf604

Yea it's called fiber optic...