Invisibility Cloak May Protect Buildings from Earthquakes

It sounds stranger than fiction, but University of Manchester mathematicians have developed the theory behind an invisibility cloak for buildings that could be used to protect key structures such as nuclear power plants, government facilities, and electric pylons from natural disasters such as earthquakes as well as terrorist attacks.

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