Scientists have found a way to make invisible carpet

Not quite the magic material that made Harry Potter's invisibility cloak, but scientists claimed to be closer to making "stealth mats" that could hide objects. below it.

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Using a non-stick material made of Teflon plastic , the researchers developed a way to conceal objects by eliminating the distortion of light, which could reveal their location. According to experts, " carpet " can cover the bottom surface and hide the presence of any item that it covers.

According to the design, stealth mats are made of Teflon non-stick plastic with cylindrical ceramic beads with different heights.(Photo: Daily Mail)

The team claims to have overcome a key shortcoming in previous efforts to create invisibility cloaks , by preventing the reduction in the brightness it reflects - which can often reveal what lies beneath it. . This breakthrough can lead to new types of camouflage for buildings or even carpets to hide unimaginable details, but essential to the structure of the building.

Professor Boubacar Kanté, head of research from the University of California (USA), explains: "The initial invisibility seems like magic, but its hidden concepts are close to everyone. What it requires is an intelligent manipulation of our perception, complete invisibility seems to be still out of reach today, but it can become a reality in the near future thanks to Recent advances in overlay equipment ".

In the new study, Mr. Kanté and his colleagues designed stealth mats to disguise any object placed above a flat surface. The whole system makes objects and surfaces look flat by mimicking the reflection of light from the lower surface.

However, at the current stage, the team has come up with the idea and they still need to build a carpet prototype that can "turn" the object down. However, in the research report published in the journal Progress In Electromagnetics Research, they said they have used computer-aided design to simulate how stealth mats will work.

According to the design, stealth mats are made up of a thin matrix of non-Teflon plastic materials , in which small cylindrical ceramic particles are added, acting as dielectric. Each dielectric particle has a different height, depending on its position on the carpet, helping the team control the reflection of light at each point on the carpet.

The team claims that their invisibility carpet can be significantly thinner than the stealth devices once developed. In addition, carpet does not cause loss, meaning that reflected light is not reduced in intensity. This feature is obtained by stealth carpet using non-metallic particles, which do not absorb light as material for making other invisibility cloaks.

If successfully built, stealth mats are expected to be used to produce more effective camouflage materials for buildings and vehicles.