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Scientists boldly go where only science fiction has been before

"In a very speculative application", he added, “one could imagine ’cloaking’ acoustic waves, so as to shield a region from vibration or seismic activity.â€

windshieldbug wrote:Does that mean that we could cloak the violas?

If not, we could at least throw a blanket or tarp over them ...

Could we cloak alto saxes? I hate those guys.

I hate those guys.

Get your own xaphoon. Then they can hate you. Or maybe ... everyone will hate you.

Maybe the same folks can come up with a device to make trumpets vanish!

“We did this work very quickly ... and that led to a cloak that is not optimalâ€

windshieldbug wrote:Does that mean that we could cloak the violas?

Perhaps a giant set of noise-cancelling headphones that would set astride the section.

Yes, one of Patanjali's sutras is for invisibility. So if you are in Cosmic Consciousness and practice the sutra, then the light on all sides of you will bend itself around you and continue on it's original path. No light will bounce off of you to anyone else. You will be invisible.

Ever sat near the bass drum while having to make delicate attacks? It's like a cherry bomb going off inside your horn and upsetting the air. Cloaking is an idea whose time has come!

Then have a look at this. A danish guy (who study at the same institute as me) made teleportation work:

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v4 ... 05136.html

Replication should be possible through the same technique. Just think of the grant application proposals possible: "Approve This Grant Or We'll Fill Your Office With Violas!"