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New materials have been designed which 'bend' light in the opposite
direction to familiar materials such as water and glass. They not only have the
potential to improve technology such as MRI scanners and mobile phones, but
could also make objects invisible. Is this the first step to a real version of
Harry Potter's invisibility cloak?
Speaker
Professor Sir John Pendry, Imperial College of Science, Technology and
Medicine
Date/Time
15 February 2008 at 19:00
Recommended age
16+
Bookings
Open on 18 January 2008
Admission is by ticket only. Tickets are free but reservations must be made
in advance from four weeks before the date of this event.
Tel: + 44 (0)1925 603040 or e-mail Talking Science.
Page last updated: 29 January 2009
by Zahra Mogul
