New invisibility cloak hides objects from human view. Public release date: 27-Jul-2011 [ Print | E-mail Share ] [ Close Window ] Contact: Michael Bernsteinm_bernstein@acs.org 202-872-6042American Chemical Society For the first time, scientists have devised an invisibility cloak material that hides objects from detection using light that is visible to humans. The new device is a leap forward in cloaking materials, according to a report in the ACS journal Nano Letters. Xiang Zhang and colleagues note that invisibility cloaks, which route electromagnetic waves around an object to make it undetectable, "are still in their infancy. " Although the study cloaked a microscopic object roughly the diameter of a red blood cell, the device demonstrates that it may be "capable of cloaking any object underneath a reflective carpet layer. The authors acknowledge funding from the U.S.
. [ Print | E-mail AAAS and EurekAlert! Building a dinosaur from a chicken | Science. ThingLab Mephisto 3D Scanner. EXPO 2010 - Spain Pavilion, Giant Baby (w/ backside) Actroid F Female Telepresence Robot Looks Super Real, Creepy. 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. Though it can’t move from its chair, it can blink, shift its eyes and neck, bow, and even breathe. A webcam on your end watches your face and head movements and has the robot mimic them for your family. Actroid F is a modified version of the Geminoid F female robot that we discussed earlier.
This video was taken during the recent open lab at AIST on October 14th and 15th. This preview for Actroid F came out a few months ago, and you can tell they’ve made some fine adjustments since then. [sources: Robo Times, Kokoro] Silver: Kinetic Dress _ for data driven self representation. Aperture facade installation. March 034. Super Cilia Skin. Claytronics - Physical Dynamic Rendering.