Invisibleshield protects iPods and cell phones

Originally created to protect military helicopter blades, the invisibleSHIELD is a screen protector for all kinds of electronic gadgets, like cell phones and iPods. Click here to view demo video. [via playlist]

And fun, while searching for "invisible", I stumbled on a article dating back to 2003 about an invisible shield that could make objects vanish. It's proposed by scientists who say their idea obeys the laws of physics.

"Electronic engineers Andrea All and Professor Nader Engheta from the University of Pennsylvania say their proposed "plasmonic shield" was just an idea at this stage. They report their calculations on the arXiv physics website, which is owned and operated by Cornell University in New York. Unfortunately, "plasmonic shield" "doesn't match any documents on this website today" or on Google, for that matter. It's disapeared...

emily | 2:01 PM | Technology |
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