[ClearCase_guy]

Sounds like cool stuff. But this sentence:

By constructing artificial materials that break long-standing rules of nature,

is pitiful. A science writer blithely stating that "rules of nature" had been broken. Think again sweetie.

[Only1choice____Freedom]

When you attempt to break Ohm's law expect a lot of smoke.

[lawdude]

"A science writer blithely stating that "rules of nature" had been broken."

Hell, dems do that all the time. There are no absolutes. Rules are for others. We still don't know what "is" is.

[kAcknor]

 A science writer blithely stating that "rules of nature" had been broken.

kAcknor Sez:

No use trying to deny it has never happed... ;)

"rut yIHmey ghom Hoch." (Everyone meets tribbles)

Have you checked the *bang_list today?

[Brett66]

Found an article with more detail. Certain behaviours of these metamaterials do seem to violate basic optical principles, Newtonian principles I think, but they do understand what's going on in terms of physics with these materials. Amazing stuff!

Unnatural optics create precise photonic lens

[templar]

A science writer blithely stating that "rules of nature" had been broken.

More like the rules that we've decided are the rules of nature have been broken. Maybe.