Thermal Cloak (IMAGE)

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Thermal Cloak

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This figure shows that the object in the center of the cloak (letters OSA) stays cold, while the heat diffuses elsewhere. The source of the heat is on the left-hand side and at a constant temperature of 100°C, and the material inside the invisibility region remains cold.

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Image courtesy Sebastien Guenneau, Institut Fresnel, CNRS/AMU

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