Dielectric Metamaterial is Dynamically Tuned by Light
Researchers at Duke University have built the first metal-free, dynamically tunable metamaterial for controlling electromagnetic waves. The approach could form the basis for technologies ranging from improved security scanners to new types of visual displays.
The results appear on April 9 in the journal Advanced Materials.
[...] For this study, the [silicon] cylinders were sized to interact with terahertz waves—a band of the electromagnetic spectrum that sits between microwaves and infrared light. Controlling this wavelength of light could improve broadband communications between satellites or lead to security technology that can easily scan through clothing. The approach could also be adapted to other bands of the electromagnetic spectrum—like infrared or visible light—simply by scaling the size of the cylinders.
Phototunable Dielectric Huygens' Metasurfaces (DOI: 10.1002/adma.201800278) (DX)
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 02 2018, @03:42PM (1 child)
Because they won't abuse THAT at ALL.
No they'll just act like a kid from the 50s given a pair of those glasses and miss the guy with the gun or bomb while tee heeing at some naked ladies.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by takyon on Wednesday May 02 2018, @03:47PM
TSA: One way or another, we "capture" all the hawt female terrorists.
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