Re: [ATM] Superlens (negative refractive index)

["Bob May" <bobmay@nethere.com>]

You've got it only partly right.  Light doesn't exceed it's speed
when going through such a possible material, but rather that it
EXCEEDS THE SPEED OF LIGHT IN A VACUUM!  The words in caps are
the key here.  To get a negative index of refraction, the speed
through the material needs to be faster than the surrounding
medium.  If we all lived in glass, the air surrounding us would
indeed have a negative index relative to what we know of.
Bob May
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Replace the obvious words with the proper character.

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