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Lecture exploring new materials having the property of becoming invisible when exposed to a beam of light
Lecture by Professor Sir John Pendry, FRS, Chair in Theoretical Solid State Physics, Imperial College, London.
New materials are being designed and manufactured which have an extraordinary property when exposed to a beam of light. Instead of light bending through them as it does in natural materials like glass and water, it bends the wrong way. It has the potential to make object invisible. This is the stuff of fantasy novels like the Harry Potter series, but how does it work and what new industries might be founded? The new materials also provide the basis for a perfect lens: one that can focus more precisely than the wavelength of light itself. What mysteries will such power reveal?
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24 January 2007 at 7:00 pm |
Duration: | 1 hour 30 minutes |
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Skempton Building Imperial College London |
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Friends of Imperial College |
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£6 - £15 |
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admin@friendsofimperial.org.uk |
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Open to members of the public as well as alumni and members of Imperial College. |
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