WASHINGTON - A cloak of invisibility may be common in science fiction but it is not so easy in the real world. New research suggests such a device may be moving closer to reality. Scientists said on ...

Harry Potter’s iconic “Invisibility Cloak” could perhaps be within our sight. Chinese scientists have devised a camouflage material that adjusts its molecular composition to blend into the background, ...

Ukraine has reportedly developed a real-life “invisibility cloak” that can hide soldiers from Russian thermal cameras thanks to its unique properties that block heat signature radiation. The images ...

You might think invisibility cloaks exist only in the Wizarding World, but think again. A research team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has developed a technology ...

For nearly 20 years, physicists and engineers have chased the idea of invisibility. Early efforts focused on hiding objects from light using so-called metamaterials with extreme and often unrealistic ...

(via TEDEd) A spy presses a button on their suit and blinks out of sight. A wizard wraps himself in a cloak and disappears. A star pilot flicks a switch, and their ship vanishes into space.

When it comes to developing a working invisibility cloak, we may not be at Harry Potter level yet, but today's newest breakthrough is nonetheless impressive. A team of researchers led by Xingjie Ni—a ...