Photograph showing the first demonstration of a 3D cloaking effect, scattering microwaves around the cylinder, at the University of Texas Austin. Not seeing is believing, at least in the case of ...

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There have been attempts to cloak an object from 𝐻𝑧 - polarized electromagnetic waves and sound waves, but it has been difficult to achieve satisfactory high performance. Associate Professor Garuda ...

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 ...

The theorists who first created the mathematics that describe the behavior of the recently announced “invisibility cloak” have revealed a new analysis that may extend the current cloak’s powers, ...

Chinese researchers have moved a long-running science fiction fantasy into the realm of working hardware, unveiling a prototype cloak that can make a person effectively vanish from view. Instead of ...

In this weekly series, Life's Little Mysteries scores the plausibility of popular science fiction concepts. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ...

It may not be intuitive, but a coating of reflective metal can actually make something less visible, engineers at Stanford and UPenn have shown. They have created an invisible, light-detecting device ...