Now you see it, now you don't: An infrared invisibility cloak made of glass
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 - 22:21
in Physics & Chemistry
From Star Trek's Romulans, who could cloak their spaceships, to Harry Potter's magical garment, the power to turn someone or something invisible has intrigued mankind. Now one researcher is doing it for real. She has found ways to use magnetic resonance to capture rays of visible light and route them around objects, rendering those objects invisible to the human eye.