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‘Wormholes’ could be made from exotic materials

09 Nov 2007

Imagine peering into a hole, only to see a distant object as though it were right next to you. No cameras, no elaborate periscopes are involved — instead you are gazing through an electromagnetic “wormhole” created in a specially designed material.

Through the wormhole A proposal for such a wormhole comes from Yaroslav Kurylev at University Colleg

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