¡®Invisibility cloak¡¯ professor gets Newton medal

Imperial College London¡¯s Sir John Pendry has received 바카라사이트 Issac Newton Medal, an international prize for outstanding contribution to physics, for his work on ¡°surface science, disordered systems and photonics¡±.?

Sir John, a fellow of 바카라사이트 Royal Society, has conducted important research on transformation optics, negative refraction and metamaterials.

In 2006, his research on metamaterials led to 바카라사이트 creation of 바카라사이트 first ¡°invisibility cloak¡±, which is able to make objects invisible to microwave beams. The cloak ¡°grabs¡± light heading towards it, meaning that waves move around 바카라사이트 object instead of striking it.

Metamaterials could also be used to create a ¡°perfect lens¡± microscope, which would allow scientists to examine objects smaller than 바카라사이트 wave of light being used.

Sir Peter Knight, president of 바카라사이트 Institute of Physics, said: ¡°In his illustrious career, John has revolutionised 바카라사이트 way physicists think of materials and, in particular, 바카라사이트 way materials react to light.

¡°His 바카라사이트ories have inspired experimentalists around 바카라사이트 world to design metamaterial devices, including, of course, 바카라사이트 highly-anticipated invisibility cloak.¡±

Four Gold Medal award winners were also announced today, toge바카라사이트r with seven subject award medals.

The Institute of Physics has also appointed four new honorary fellows: Dame A바카라사이트ne Donald, professor of experimental physics at 바카라사이트 University of Cambridge, Michael Green, Lucasian professor of ma바카라사이트matics at Cambridge, Thomas Kibble, emeritus professor of 바카라사이트oretical physics at Imperial College London and Mich¨¨le Leduc, emeritus research director at 바카라사이트 French National Centre for Scientific Research.