Educating myself on becoming a person with a disability. #amyloidosis #disability #identity #inclusion #invisibility open.substack.com/pub/recently...

Educating myself on becoming a...

#Cloaking #Device
#TheTelegraph: '#Invisibility #cloak' that could hide tanks and troops looks closer to #reality.

#Wikipedia: ❛❛ Developments in #scientific research show that #realworld cloaking #devices can obscure #objects from at least one #wavelength of #EM #emissions. ❜❜

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZMyWEWHCTM 2019 Oct 17
https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloaking_device
h/t @Oliviero65

“A spy presses a suit button and vanishes. A wizard wraps themselves in a cloak and disappears limb by limb. A star pilot’s ship blinks out of existence. #Invisibility has captured our imagination... but could this fantasy power ever become real?"

https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/can-scientists-create-real-life-invisibility-cloaks

Did you know that #invisibility cloaks are #real?

From the 2nd c's Cap of Hades to #Marvel 's Invisible Woman, magic that renders one #invisible is a common theme in #mythology & #scifi.

In 2006, #theoretical #physicist John Pendry figured out that light could be bent around an object so that it renders it invisible.
This led to many advancements in metamaterial science, known as 'metamaterial cloaking'.

I've enjoyed this talk by Pendry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO6IrynhjKs [start: 4:43min]

"Putting aside my cynicism for the moment, I wondered: What if we take these companies at their word? What if it is truly impossible to get a handle on the entirety of a supply chain?"
https://logicmag.io/scale/see-no-evil/

Invisibility shields -- optical cloaking devices -- now exist and you can order one. Wild.

https://www.sciencealert.com/you-can-actually-order-your-very-own-invisibility-shield-right-now

Black 4.0 is the New Ultrablack - Vantablack is a special coating material, moreso than a paint. It’s well-known as ... - https://hackaday.com/2023/10/31/black-4-0-is-the-new-ultrablack/ #currentevents #invisibility #originalart #vantablack #featured #interest #paint #news

Interesting interview with the author of a book on the science of invisibility.

"Gbur is the author of a new book from Yale University Press, Invisibility: The History and Science of How Not to Be Seen, covering the earliest discoveries in optical physics through to the present, along with how invisibility has been portrayed in science fiction (a longstanding passion for Gbur)"

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/07/exploring-the-ingenious-science-and-science-fiction-of-making-things-invisible/

#Design #Challenges
Why metadata is critical to digital design · Even the invisible can be of great value to users https://ilo.im/13sns5

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#Data #MetaData #ProductDesign #UxDesign #IA #DigitalDesign #WebDesign #Invisibility #Visibility

Squee! @drskyskull #invisibility

Lenticular Lens Makes Things Invisible - Sure it is a cheap stage trick, but using a lenticular lens at the right angle and in front of the... - https://hackaday.com/2021/01/25/lenticular-lens-makes-things-invisible/ #invisibility #lenticular #mischacks