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According to the Detroit Free Press (read the article here), a cloaking device has been invented and a copper cylinder was cloaked.  “It’s an artificial mirage,†says David Schurig, a researcher at Duke University. The microwaves aimed at an object, in this case it was a copper cylinder, just pass over and around the object without detecting its presence.  I am as amazed as my grandmother was when she saw a car for the first time.
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This was reported in the journal, Science.  Neat. I can hear the StarTrek theme in the background. “The Klingons just uncloaked, Keptan, I’m giving ‘er all she’s got.â€
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Actually, this is cloaking device is one of those milestones that we knew would happen way back in the ‘60s (dark ages to you youngun’s), which I wasn’t sure I’d see in my lifetime.  There are lots more that have been invented such as the Communicator, a hand held device which allows communication between persons that are many miles apart; Tricorder, a device which sees into the body and detects illnesses and cancers—we call it an MRI and a PET scan; Photon torpedo—we call it laser surgery; talking computers, brain wave interactive computers and so many other things that this old brain can’t remember.  All that’s left now is the Transporter and the Reconstituter, a device that goes beyond the microwave because it delivers every thing from pot roast to apples to Earl Gray tea. Â
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There really is nothing new under the sun, man has already dreamed about it. However, it seems that technology is catching up to man’s dreams. Â
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Gina Burgess is the editor of The Tensas Gazette and a redactor for internet marketing company. She is a columnist for Live As If.org and a site admin for Studylight.org. Visit her blog at Refreshment In Refuge. http://refreshmentrefuge.blogspot.com
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