For many, many years scientists and science-fiction fans have longed to discover a way to create invisibility. You’ve seen it a hundred times before, such as in the movie Harry Potter, where Harry’s cloak covers him and makes him invisible. In real life, the rules of invisibility are simple. If light waves don’t hit an object, it can’t [...]
Entries from January 4th, 2012
Finding the Secrets of Lightning
January 4th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Physics
An electrical engineer and and his team at LOD (Lightning on Demand organization) are raising money so they can build the world’s largest twin Tesla coils. These coils will be able to generate electric arcs more than 200 ft long. This project includes a scale prototype of 1:12. When this project is complete, the coils [...]
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