Metamaterials make hidden doorways possible

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In a writeup rife with references to Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings, Nature writer Dr. Philip Ball speaks of the possibility of creating hidden entranceways similar to the railway platform 9 3/4 from J.K. Rowling's books.

Chinese teams are calling them "superscatterers." The amazing thing that it isn't a cat with epilepsy; it's an object that can bend light to make itself appear bigger than it is. A pillar placed in the middle of a doorway could appear to fill the entire space while in fact leaving openings to each side

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Scientists Develop Breathalyzer for Disease

Sue Wu submitted, created time 10 months 2 weeks (www.efluxmedia.com)

It may one day be possible to walk into your doctor's office and breathe into a small device that will tell you if you are in the earliest stage of a wide range of diseases from lung cancer to asthma to kidney failure.

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