[RpL 807] Fwd: From Star Wars to Spider-man: discover how science fiction is becoming a reality

[Alexander Korneev]

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Subject: 	From Star Wars to Spider-man: discover how science fiction is 
becoming a reality
Date: 	Fri, 27 Mar 2015 11:16:18 +0000
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The influence of science on blockbuster movies 
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*Discover how today's technology is catching up with science fiction: 
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Gravitational lensing by spinning black holes in astrophysics, and in 
the movie Interstellar 
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*Gravitational lensing by spinning black holes in astrophysics, and in 
the movie /Interstellar/* 
<http://iop.msgfocus.com/c/13JklaNfYVl4fdrHjgvMHq1xF>

/Interstellar/ is the first Hollywood movie to attempt to depict a black 
hole as it would actually be seen by somebody nearby.

Double Negative Visual Effects, in collaboration with physicist Kip 
Thorne, developed a code to solve the equations for ray-bundle 
propagation through the curved spacetime of a spinning black hole, and 
to render IMAX-quality, rapidly changing images.

Learn more in /Classical and Quantum Gravity/ 
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        Towards a Spider-man suit: large invisible cables and
        self-cleaning releasable superadhesive materials
        <http://iop.msgfocus.com/c/13JkmgfCJFwzeFhKxSlw4XsQ6>

Mimicking nature with the use of carbon-nanotube-based technology, 
researchers found that a man can theoretically be supported by a 
transparent cable with cross-section of 1 cm^2 and feasibly, with spider 
material gloves and boots, could remain attached even to a ceiling: a 
preliminary step towards a Spider-man suit.

Learn more in /Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 
<http://iop.msgfocus.com/c/13JkmZdRUajzeivMHCeFFjL2o>/

“Mirage-effect” helps researchers hide objects 
<http://iop.msgfocus.com/c/13JknlHZupI4e77NMubfsuU8x> 	

*“Mirage-effect” helps researchers hide objects* 
<http://iop.msgfocus.com/c/13Jko4GeEUv4dKlPWe4p2RckP>

A Harry Potter-style invisibility cloak may be on the way thanks to a 
group of scientists who have shown how heat can be used to cloak objects 
through something known as the “mirage effect” 
<http://iop.msgfocus.com/c/13Jkoramf9TzdyXR160YQ2lqY>.

In a paper published in /Nanotechnology/ 
<http://iop.msgfocus.com/c/13JkoNEtPpi4dnzS5XXyDdux7>, the researchers 
explain how carbon nanotubes were heated to high temperatures, causing 
surrounding areas to heat up as well. This, in turn, causes light rays 
to bend away from an object, making it invisible.

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<http://iop.msgfocus.com/c/13Jkpa8BpEGzdcbTaPU8qoDDg>

A single-pixel wireless contact lens display 
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*A single-pixel wireless contact lens display* 
<http://iop.msgfocus.com/c/13JkpT6QA9tzcPpVkzNi0KVPy>

/The Terminator/ robot is well-known for its ability to track down 
individuals using “info-vision”.

This idea was explored by a team of researchers who developed a 
“proof-of-concept” computerized contact lens 
<http://iop.msgfocus.com/c/13JkqfAYaoS4cE1WprJRNW4VH> that could project 
a single pixel into the line of vision of the wearer. If scaled up, the 
user could potentially view e-mails right in front of their eyes, and 
even use it as a navigation system as seen in the films.

Learn more in /Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering 
<http://iop.msgfocus.com/c/13JkqYzdkTF4chfYzbD1oin7Z> /

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