Normally, the cloaks only work in two dimensions, so just by changing your point of view a bit, the cloak will become obvious—a limitation scientists want to overcome.

Invisibility cloaks are seemingly futuristic devices capable of concealing very small objects by bending and channeling light around them. Until now, however, cloaking techniques have come with a ...

Efforts to create a working "invisibility cloak" have generally involved the use of artificial ... Researchers are now reporting progress in overcoming this size limitation using a technology ...

The "nanostructure" of tiny rods bends light around a bump in the gold surface Scientists have created the first device to render an object invisible in three dimensions. The "cloak", described in the ...

In this case, filling factor simply refers to the size of the grating structure and determines the wavelengths of light that are affected by the cloak. By precisely restoring the path of the ...

Apr 19, 2011: Miniature invisibility "carpet cloak" hides more than its small size implies (Nanowerk News) Invisibility cloaks are seemingly futuristic devices capable of concealing very small objects ...