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Physicists Devise Magnetic Shield

Posted by samzenpus on from the leave-your-emp-gun-at-home dept.

sciencehabit writes "The sneaky science of 'cloaking' just keeps getting richer. Physicists and engineers had already demonstrated rudimentary invisibility cloaks that can hide objects from light, sound, and water waves. Now, they've devised an 'antimagnet' cloak that can shield an object from a constant magnetic field without disturbing that field. If realized, such a cloak could have medical applications, researchers say."

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  1. Think of the Quackery by ZombieBraintrust · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Forget the actual medical applications. The applications for pseudo medicine are just as good. There are already a ton of people sleeping on magnetic mats. They would eat this up. Maybe even literally.

  2. Re:Kind of disappointing by Commontwist · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Hey, if it, or some variation of it, could help shield a spacecraft from the Van Allen belts I'd call it a win.