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Publisher: Discover Media LLC How to Build an Invisibility Cloak 
 This November 2006 feature article reports on the use of new materials to mask objects from visible light to make them appear to disappear. It focuses on research at Duke University, and highlights other attempts at cloaking devices. Includes links to related news stories and websites. From the website for Discover magazine. http://discovermagazine.com/2006/nov/building-invisibility-cloak Topics: Physics Last updated Mar 25, 2007 What Ever Happened to Crack Babies?
Brief overview from December 2006 about a 1985 "study in The New England Journal of Medicine [that] suggested that prenatal cocaine exposure could cause behavioral and learning problems, ... [and the subsequent] media maelstrom over 'crack babies.'" Discusses further studies which "have found no scientific basis for such claims," and how doctors have stated that the terms "ice babies" and "meth babies" should not be used. Includes links to related stories. From Discover magazine. http://discovermagazine.com/2006/dec/crack-baby-unfounded-stigma/ Topics: Drugs & Medications by Type, Reproductive and Sexual Health Last updated Apr 1, 2007 |
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