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Scientists Near Invisibility Cloak for Sound

Special material makes acoustic waves take a detour

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 16, 2008 12:30 PM CST

(Newser) – Researchers are making progress on something that sounds right out of the pages of Harry Potter—a sort of invisibility cloak for sound. A team of scientists in Spain is trying to turn theory into reality by creating a cloak that causes sound waves to...   Read full story »

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