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New invisibility cloak hides objects from human view

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-07/acs-nic072711.php
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/punctuated-equilibrium/2011/jun/14/1 One of the most controversial topics in science during the past many decades has been the debate over the origin of birds : did they evolve from dinosaurs or reptiles? This debate quieted down for awhile until the discovery of an important new fossil in the nineteenth century. This fossil, known today as the Berlin specimen of Archaeopteryx (pictured above), led to fresh insights, thus reigniting this debate.

Building a dinosaur from a chicken | Science | guardian.co.uk

http://singularityhub.com/2010/10/31/actroid-f-female-telepresence-robot-looks-super-real-creepy-video/

Actroid F Female Telepresence Robot Looks Super Real, Creepy | Singularity Hub

Actroid F can speak in your place, using webcams to watch and mimic your facial expressions and movements. When you speak with your family over a webcam they may be able to see your face, but they don’t have a real body in the room with which they can interact. Why not give them a creepy robot to to talk to instead? Kokoro recently unveiled its Actroid F telepresence robot , a full sized female humanoid with complex facial movements and realistic appearance.