Purdue 'metamaterial' could lead to better optics, communications

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Purdue 'metamaterial' could lead to better optics, communications
Engineers at Purdue University are the first researchers to create a material that has a "negative index of refraction" in the wavelength of light used for telecommunications, a step that could lead to better communications and imaging technologies.


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'Single-Crystal' Superconductors are a Big Step for the Field

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Japanese physicists aim to unlock universe's mysteries

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