That work showed acoustic invisibility in a shallow layer of water, at ultrasound frequencies above those we can hear.

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The thinking is that you could bury a small reactor in a shallow layer of bedrock, perhaps 30-50 meters underground.

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The nodules typically lie in a shallow layer of silt.

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Arrange chicken in single layer in a shallow roasting pan.

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