There are many glorious science-based terms when it comes to surfing. We all talk about swells, of course, the underwater energy that creates a breaking wave. But we'll look at swell angles and ...

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A new cloaking scheme could protect boats in harbours or ports from ocean waves. (Courtesy: S Curtis) A wave-damping scheme that draws on the principles behind the much vaunted “invisibility shields” ...

SINCE atmospheric refraction plays an important part in the bending of ultra–short radio waves round the surface of the earth, an adequate study of the propagation of these waves requires a knowledge ...