Tuesday, 17 June 2008

The Real Cone of Silence

The BBC reports that scientists have created a design for a sound cloaking device. According to the article:
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.
Of course it's all theoretical, but the Spanish scientists who developed the blueprint say they would like to make and test the cloaking material in a lab as the next step.

Who knew that Mel Brooks and Buck Henry were so far ahead of their time?

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