Scientists develop ‘cloak of silence’
June 13th, 2008
From the BBC:
Scientists have shown off the blueprint for an “acoustic cloak”, which could make objects impervious to sound waves.
The technology, outlined in the New Journal of Physics, could be used to build sound-proof homes, advanced concert halls or stealth warships.
Neat!
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1. Adam_Y | June 14th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
I’m going to have to order a few hundred of those… they should issue them to customers at the cinema…
Plus a set for myself… mostly for bedding… I’m keen on ignoring the world and pulling the covers over my head, but sometimes the sound gets through. Not any more.
2. Jeremy | July 1st, 2008 at 3:07 am
Impervious to sound waves? I suspect that this should be put in body armor, and personnel carriers. A concussion wave that kills people is nothing more than an intensely concentrated sound wave. The ballistic layer could cover the shrapnel, while the acoustic layer could cover the concussion.
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