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Practical Cloaking Devices On The Horizon?

(PhysOrg.com) -- Invisibility cloaks get a step closer to realization, with the demonstration of a new material that can bend (visible) light the 'wrong' way for the first time in three dimensions.

Physics / General Physics

created Aug 10, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (32) | comments 2

In scientific first, researchers correct decline in organ function associated with old age

As people age, their cells become less efficient at getting rid of damaged protein — resulting in a buildup of toxic material that is especially pronounced in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease, and other neurodegenerative ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 10, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (86) | comments 6

Scientists identify another piece of the weight-control puzzle

Controlling body weight is a complicated process, as any frustrated dieter might attest. But as scientists continue to investigate the brain's intricate neurocircuitry and its role in maintaining energy balance, they are ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 10, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (12) | comments 0

Researchers to begin study aimed at helping Latino HIV patients

Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center will soon begin researching how a lack of trust in formal medicine is contributing to disproportionately higher mortality rates in Latino HIV patients than in white ...

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

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