'Cloaking' device uses ordinary lenses to hide objects across range of angles
Monday, September 29, 2014 - 09:51
in Physics & Chemistry
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 effort not only overcomes some of the limitations of previous devices, but it uses inexpensive, readily available materials in a novel configuration.