Coastlines could be protected by invisibility cloak

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Mathematics and Statistics  Wed, 10/01/2008 - 23:00

(University of Liverpool) Scientists at the University of Liverpool have tested an "invisibility cloak" that could reduce the risk of large water waves overtopping coastal defenses.


 

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