1998: Physics: MIT Breakthrough Creates Perfect Mirror

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Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge have developed a perfect mirror that has the potential for a vast number of scientific and commercial applications. Experts previously thought it was impossible to create a perfect mirror, but successful efforts were... ...