A new solid-state device can demonstrate the physical principles of invisibility cloaks without special equipment or magic spells Who among us hasn’t wanted to don a shimmering piece o... Read more
Inspired perhaps by Harry Potter’s invisibility cloak, scientists have recently developed several ways—some simple and some involving new technologies—to hide objects from view. The latest e... Read more
Seven years ago, Duke University engineers demonstrated the first working invisibility cloak in complex laboratory experiments. Now it appears creating a simple cloak has become a lot simple... Read more
It could be used to create cloaks to protect buildings and structures University of Manchester mathematicians have developed the theory for a Harry Potter style ‘cloaking’... Read more
You have no doubt seen mirages on the distant surfaces of hot highways before, looking like pools of water shimmering on the asphalt. Such illusions are caused by hot air above the road, whi... Read more
The new method someday might shield submarines from sonar, planes from radar, buildings from earthquakes, and oil rigs and coastal structures from tsunamis. Read more