ACADEMIC TALK
Watch the lecture by Andreas Halner below and don’t forget to take a look at the extra resources and have a go at the activity at the end.
Science Fiction? Exploring the Boundaries of Physics
Andreas Halner
What is at the boundaries of physics? Can science-fiction become science-fact? Andreas Halner explores some of the different possibilities that are available to us now and in the future.
Invisibility
‘Invisibility cloak’ that could hide tanks and troops looks closer to reality in the clip below.
Camouflage
An Optical Camouflage System : DigInfo.
How does the invisibility cloak work?
How does light bending make something invisible?
What are the limitations of the invisibility technology?
What would you do if you had an invisible cloak
TELEPORTATION
What is the science-fiction understanding of teleportation?
Are you the same person as you are after you teleport?
TIME TRAVEL
What is time travel?
How does time dilation provide a form of time travel?
What are the obstacles to time travel?
What is the Grandfather Paradox?
How does it cause problems for time travel?
