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Microwave-absorbing tiles boost the sensitivity of large telescopes

12 Feb 2021 Isabelle Dumé
metamaterial tiles testing
The new metamaterial tiles in an advanced cryogenic facility. Courtesy: Eric Sucar, Penn Today
Tiles made of metamaterials could make ground-based telescopes far more sensitive to the cosmic micr

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