Metamaterials.

Post by **_Imwashingmypirate** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 4:14 pm

My supervisor suggested I look at metamaterials and negative index materials. It is so awesome.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamaterial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0-kUEiLWPU

However exciting this is, there is also an ethical downfall. Cool, our governments can do a lot with this type of material and it has great uses as well as being utterly cool. However, in the wrong hands this can be a threat.

Do the positives really overcome the negatives?

Post by **_Mercury** » Sun Apr 06, 2008 1:52 am

its highly unlikely it will surpass even a tenth of the media hype that has been drummed up.

Post by **_Imwashingmypirate** » Sun Apr 06, 2008 1:54 am

I never seen it in the media til I looked it up. I am studying Physics and I trust it is capable of working. I will look up IOP Journals. I don't know if I am allowed to copy them and it is unlikely you will be able to view them unless a member of the IOP, but I will check if I can copy in parts.