Scientists Close to Perfecting Invisibility Cloak: Reserve Now

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Ok, so no reservations yet - but that day may not be too far off…

It was however announced today that a team of UC Berkeley scientists are a step closer to developing cloaking devices that could render people and objects invisible.

A group of researchers have successfully demonstrated, for the first time, that they can now cloak 3D objects (as opposed to previous successes in cloaking only thin, two-dimensional objects) using engineered materials that redirect light.

We can see objects because they scatter the light that Read the rest of this entry »