Seismic Cloak Tested By FranceBeing on the wrong end of an
earthquake is definitely no laughing matter, and countries that
are situated in earthquake-prone fault lines would definitely
have to do their bit in terms of building regulations to make
sure that most of their buildings are built in a specific manner
in order to withstand most earthquakes without crumbling down.
Well, France has been testing out a new seismic cloak, which is
supposed to divert energy waves of the earthquake around
buildings without altering them. On paper, this is very
impressive, as it will carry the potential of protecting a
structure completely from earthquakes, thanks to the clever use
of metamaterials which will divert seismic waves around an area
Considering how seismic waves do come with a far longer
wavelength compared to normal light waves, a seismic
invisibility cloak should not be too hard to cobble together.
Researchers from the Institut Fresnel in Marseille and a French
“ground improvement specialist company” known as