{
  "id": 473413,
  "title": "'Lying mirror' uses structured surfaces to conceal optical information",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/lying-mirror-uses-structured-surfaces-to-conceal-optical-information",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-10T13:40:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-mirror-surfaces-conceal-optical.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mirrors normally reveal what is placed in front of them, even when their curvature distorts a reflection. Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have introduced a different optical concept: a \"lying mirror\" that hides information carried by an input image and transforms it into a misleading, ordinary-looking pattern at the output. The study is published in the journal…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}