Invisibility

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Researchers from TU Wien have developed a new process that allows light waves to pass right through a material by projecting a matching wave pattern onto it, actively camouflaging the target from view. The technique could be used as an invisibility cloak, and it might also work on sound waves.

Engineers at Iowa State University may have gotten one step closer to the ability to make objects invisible with the development of what they are calling a flexible, stretchable and tunable meta-skin that can suppress radar detection.

Scientists have created a device that guides sound waves around a central area, essentially acting as an "invisibility cloak for sound."

BAE has developed and "invisibility cloak" technology called "Adaptiv" that renders vehicles invisible in the infrared part of the spectrum and can even let the vehicle mimic other vehicles or natural objects.

Duke University scientists have outlined a theory for the use of metamaterials in facilitating more efficient wireless power transfer.

October 20, 2006 A team led by scientists at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering has demonstrated the first working 'invisibility cloak.' Now before