metamaterials: fluff or real science?

[jrtom]

http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1020/p02s01-stss.html

Haven't managed to find any other news articles on this. The claims made seem to be rather extravagant; anyone know anything about this?

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BS factor - high

[fdmts.livejournal.com]

Sorry, my BS filter went crazy about three paragraphs into this.

"unlike normal matter?"

Then they finally come clean and admit that it's a clever antenna that redirects microwaves.

That's not unlike normal matter, that's a simple machine.