Soldiers could one day conduct covert operations in complete secrecy, now that Pentagon-backed physicists have figured out how to mask entire events by distorting light.

A team at Cornell University, with support from Darpa, the Pentagons out-there research arm, managed to hide an event for 40 picoseconds (those are trillionths of seconds, if youre counting). Theyve published their groundbreaking research in this weeks edition of the journal Nature.


This is the first time that scientists have succeeded in masking an event, though research teams have in recent years made remarkable strides in cloaking objects. Researchers at the University of Texas, Dallas, last year harnessed the mirage effect to make objects vanish. And in 2010, physicists at the University of St. Andrews made leaps towards using metamaterials to trick human eyes into not seeing what was right in front of them.

Masking an object entails bending light around that object. If the light doesnt actually hit an object, then that object wont be visible to the human eye.

Where events are concerned, concealment relies on changing the speed of light. Light thats emitted from actions, as they happen, is what allows us to see those actions happen. Usually, that light comes in a constant flow. What Cornell researchers did, in simple terms, is tweak that ongoing flow of light just for a mere iota of time so that an event could transpire without being observable.

The entire experiment occurred inside a fiber optics cable. Researchers passed a beam of green light down the cable, and had it move through a lens that split the light into two frequencies, one moving slowly and the other faster. As that was happening, they shot a red laser through the beams. Since the laser shooting occurred during a teeny, tiny time gap, it was imperceptible.

Sure, the teams got a ways to go before theyre able to mask 30 seconds of action, let alone several minutes. But the research certainly opens up new possibilities. For one, masking super-quick events, like those that occur with data transmission, could help conceal covert computer operations.

In the words of Nature editors, the research marks a significant step towards full spatio-temporal cloaking. But it could be decades before military personnel will basically be able to zap history, as it happens: According to Cornell scientists, itd take a machine 18,600 miles long to produce a time mask that lasts a single second.
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/01/time-hole/



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Just a conspiracy theory..

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Pfft... How dare you offend me with your logic!

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Pfft!

"Pfft... How dare you offend me with your logic!"

too bad we can't take anything back. If we only could the world would be a better place according to us take backers.

But what about the ones who when given the choice will never take anything back?

don't you just wish such a thing was real? For some of us anyway!

Regards,

Why am I reminded of that Simpsons "Tree House of Terror" skit with the toaster and Homer sneezing on the dinosaurs by this thread?

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Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Dylan Thomas

Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it. George Bernard Shaw

I love LSD as breakfast... good news... with light, everything is better!

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Nope!
Messing with time is very dangerous.


Think about this.... What if you went back in time to save a love one from death, and because that love one
didn't die, the family of that love one gets into a car accident killing the people of the other car.

That family of the other car was not suppose to get into a car accident but because you went back in time to
save that love one, you completely changed history.

Or you and the love one that you saved are outside and you capture a butterfly, what if that butterfly wasn't meant
for you to be captured..?

What if the that butterfly was meant for a young girl and because the butterfly that was meant for the girl was
caught by you, that girl keeps searching taking her into a different part of the neighborhood and some perv kidnaps
her?

Traveling back in time should never be messed with.




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"Why am I reminded of that Simpsons "Tree House of Terror" skit with the toaster and Homer sneezing on the dinosaurs by this thread?"

Because humor never killed anyone, and perhaps you happen to have your own comfort zone! Otherwise why bother to comment at all?

Unless of course you would rather take mod privileges of bing a mod again at the point of a gun? Lets call it a security thing because I said so! Just saying ( Evil Grin )

Glad to see the mods enjoying the threads, after all that is why we are posting.

HAW HAW

You are not all there aren't you?

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Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Dylan Thomas

Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it. George Bernard Shaw

What a weird response from him.... I thought my analogy was okay.... even under the influence.




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"What a weird response from him.... I thought my analogy was okay.... even under the influence. "

Really? Or are we all hiding, come on really?



So does this mean anything or that the security threat is good? Just asking only one of you!

Did not expect both, unless of course one wants to kiss the others arse, but then again that is your thing!

Why don't we try this thing about banning and security again, you think it will work again?

Or did everyone really want the corn holio

I guess I'm not the only one who like cartoons? Or do you two gents have a differnt point of view, dying to hear?

I am still trying to figure out what you are saying...you enjoy being corn holio'ed? Wouldn't surprise me from an Armo...

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Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Dylan Thomas

Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it. George Bernard Shaw

" am still trying to figure out what you are saying...you enjoy being corn holio'ed? Wouldn't surprise me from an Armo..."

So the pink panty is still being worn? Sorry you just proved it..Now what?

So you like corn cobbs? Want to take this up with Uncle Mike again? Or were you left wanting from last time...LOL

See not even toorks pulled the stunt you did. So rightfully Uncle Armo is asking stew pip the same question again!

But this time what are you going to tell mike? I won the award?

Hmmmmm!

Scratching head! This time I quoted no one, I just said what I just said!

So what is the beef now?

Hmmm!

Lets See!

I still don't quite understand this article. Concealing events? As in the event is happening but people outside of that area can't see it? like cloaking an entire vacinity? Or concealing an event that revolves altering timeline? Like for example going back 10+ yrs to kill osama and 911 never happened, so todays world never will see 911? That kinda events disappearing?

Why would they do that? 9/11 has been the best thing to happen to the US government in such a long time. It gave them the opportunity to start illegal wars, and implement draconian laws and procedures to control their people, and pretty much ignore the constitution.. which they otherwise wouldn't have been able to get away with..



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Why would they do that? 9/11 has been the best thing to happen to the US government in such a long time. It gave them the opportunity to start illegal wars, and implement draconian laws and procedures to control their people, and pretty much ignore the constitution.. which they otherwise wouldn't have been able to get away with..

Hmmmmmmm...

Maybe the time hole thing is happening now. What if agents from the future, are comming back now?

Maybe they are covering up something even worse.....

Maybe the future world is under the control of Iceland, and these illegal wars are meant to stop the Icelandic plot for world domination....

I'd be more worried about a world dominated by baby seals. They may look cute on the outside..

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I think Icland is genetical modifying the fish in the Northern Atlantic. These super fish are then eaten by the baby seals. Thus enabling the NWO. In this case, NWO would stand for New Waterlife Order

Just a though

Now you're just talking crazy..

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As the great Sheldon Cooper once said: I'm not crazy, my mom had me tested

God another BS ..after harpp ...no more weed for elwapo...damn half baked all the time..

Peace



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managed to hide an event for 40 picoseconds
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Indeed you can't see any **** in 40 picoseconds

I think Cornell needs money

I love LSD as breakfast... good news... with light, everything is better
"Las Malvinas fueron, son y serán Argentinas"
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