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Silent Boom!

by Critical Todd | June 17, 2008 at 10:22 am | 166 views | add comment

Any research including the words "cloak" and "impervious" is automatically awesome. Actually, even without those words of power, this is pretty cool.

Scientists have shown off the blueprint for an "acoustic cloak", which could make objects impervious to sound waves.

The technology, outlined in the New Journal of Physics, could be used to build sound-proof homes, advanced concert halls or stealth warships.

We are so closing in on the elusive cone of silence.

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June 17, 2008 at 10:22 am by Critical Todd, 166 views, add comment

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