Although we would like to believe that all undergraduate students are rigorous seekers of knowledge, the job that many college students are really trying to get done, from our observation, is to pass their courses without having to read the textbook at all.

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This opportunity allowed me to get a closer view of what was really going on with them, help expand the knowledge they already had, talk to them about the importance of a career and inspire them to realize that the stars are not that hard to reach with perseverance.

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"This to our knowledge is the first cloak that really addresses getting the transformation exactly right to get you that perfect invisibility, " Prof Smith told BBC News.

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