Zoolander Rays

[Damburger]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/24/laser_metamaterial/

Normal materials have positive refractive indices, meaning that light bends to the right of an incident beam. Metamaterials can have a negative index, bending light backwards, to the left of the incident beam.

Light can't bend left??

[Tog_]

I have no clue about the topic of the article, but really like the title of the thread, despite hating the movie.:D

[Swift]

I have no clue about the topic of the article, but really like the title of the thread, despite hating the movie.:D
I thought it was going to be about a secret weapon that turned people into male models. ;)

[weatherc]

I thought it was going to be about a secret weapon that turned people into male models. ;)Or into assassins that are programmed to kill the prime minister of Malaysia.

[gethen]

So this is the difference between "El Tigre" and "Blue Steel?" I was wondering about that.....

[weatherc]

So this is the difference between "El Tigre" and "Blue Steel?" I was wondering about that.....And don't forget "Magnum," which is also very good.

I'm ashamed to admit that I actually liked Zoolander. However, I would never force anyone else to watch it against their will, so it's okay.

[Donnie B.]

According to a recent issue of Science News, these metamaterials have properties that could lead to something akin to an "invisibility cloak" -- though not quite as spiffy as Harry Potter's.

They might also make it possible to look inside opaque objects non-invasively.

[zebo-the-fat]

More info here http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/24/laser_metamaterial/

"Light goes faster backwards!"