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Physics of Negative Refraction and Negative Index Materials: Optical and Electronic Aspects and Diversified Approaches. C. M. Krowne, Y. Zhang, eds. Springer Series in Materials Science 98. Springer, New York, 2007. $169.00 (378 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-72131-4

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Terahertz Frequency Detection and Identification of Materials and Objects. R. E. Miles, X.-C. Zhang, H. Eisele, A. Krotkus, eds. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics . Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2007. $199.95, 89.95 paper (364 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4020-6501-9, ISBN 978-1-4020-6502-6 paper

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