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Visible Light Cloaking with Carbon-Nanotube Sheets

2011, November 14 - 9:14am — Greg Kontos
Features: Current EventsCritical Path Innovation: PhysicsInstitutions: University of Texas DallasMaterials: nanotubesPeople: Ali Aliev

A sheet of carbon nanotubes is heated to produce the mirage like effect seen in the video. This work is being done by Ali Aliev of the University of Texas. I wonder what, exactly, is meant by 'sheets of carbon nanotubes'. Is it 'strands', or actual sheets. Incidentally someone has made 3ft by 6ft (~1m x 3m) sheets from carbon nanotubes.


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