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According to an article in the Washington Post, we are getting closer to a real “Harry Potter”-like invisibility cloak.  A nascent invisibility cloak now being tested, for example, is made of a material that bends light rays “backward,” a phenomenon thought to be impossible just a few years ago. Known as transformation optics, the phenomenon compels … Read more
Thousands of bats have died in New York and Vermont, and many more will die in the coming weeks, from a mysterious illness called “White Nose Syndrome” that has not yet been identified, according to a recent article on msn. The bats may be dying of a virus, a bacteria, a fungus, toxins or some … Read more
It is beginning to look like the rumors are true. Britney Spears is planning a world tour, and is currently training to get her body, her voice and her psyche ready to go. According to this article, an insider tells the New York Post, “Britney will be leaving the country in the next few weeks, after … Read more