What would it take to hide an entire planet? It sounds more like a question posed in an episode of “Star Trek” than in academic discourse, but sometimes the bleeding edge of science blurs with themes ...

You might think invisibility cloaks exist only in the Wizarding World, but think again. A research team at the Korea Advanced ...

WASHINGTON - A cloak of invisibility may be common in science fiction but it is not so easy in the real world. New research suggests such a device may be moving closer to reality. Scientists said on ...

DURHAM, N.C. — A team led by scientists at Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering has demonstrated the first working “invisibility cloak.” The cloak deflects microwave beams so they flow around ...

DURHAM, N.C. — Using a new design theory, researchers at Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering and Imperial College London have developed the blueprint for an invisibility cloak. Once devised, ...

This release is available in German. "Seeing something invisible with your own eyes is an exciting experience," say Joachim Fischer and Tolga Ergin. For about one year, both physicists and members of ...

WASHINGTON -- They can't match Harry Potter yet, but scientists are moving closer to creating a real cloak of invisibility. Researchers at Duke University, who developed a material that can "cloak" an ...

The iconic Harry Potter invisibility cloak has been brought to life by a group of scientists who have unlocked a ground-breaking new level of optical technology. According to several reports and the ...

Are physics – not magic — the key to a Harry Potter-style invisibility cloak? New research indicates yes. A recent study by researchers from Imperial College London involves a new class of space-aged ...