Harry Potter may not have talked much about plasmonics in J. K. Rowling's fantasy series, but University of Maryland researchers are using this emerging technology to develop an invisibility cloak that exists beyond the world of bespectacled teenage wizards. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A detailed analysis of the measurements of five different satellites has revealed the existence of warm cloak of plasma around Earth. This newfound feature is part of the magnetosphere, a shield of magnetic fields and electrically charged particles that surround and protect Earth from the onslaught of the solar wind. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

Obi-Wan's brown cloak sells for $104,000!!! picked by punthe 3 years ago

The Earth's protective magnetosphere has two large holes that are letting in disruptive solar winds, scientists said. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

So far the device only works in two dimensions and on a tiny scale, but still... picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

A cloak of illusion, or a material that disguises one object as another, is being developed by scientists in Hong Kong.

"For example, it can make an apple look like an orange." picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Look out, Harry Potter: researchers have advanced the study of cloaking—rendering objects invisible by forcing light waves to act as if the objects weren't there. picked by Bornbad 10 months ago

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Japan is the future. picked by DoggySpew 3 years ago

Scientists have rendered objects invisible under near-infrared light.

HP fans, line up to buy your own! picked by Ankabout 7 months ago

Still working on perfecting +2 Boots of Escaping. picked by Wingnut 3 years ago

While it's still far from being put into the field, a cloaking device has been successfully tested. picked by groggie 3 years ago

Engineers have been developing earthquake-resistant buildings for years, but a group of physicists now believe it's possible to make an entire building effectively disappear from an earthquake's destructive path, avoiding serious damage. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Scientists say they are a step closer to developing materials that could render people and objects invisible.
They will publish their work in two journals, Nature and Science, this week.

I want one! picked by Nicky666 1 year ago

The Amsterdam Tassen Museum's collection of 3,500 bags, suitcases and purses ranges from a simple seventeenth-century pouch, worn by a noblewoman buried beneath her cloak, to a startling armadillo-skin handbag complete with the beast's head and paws. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Thousands of bloggers who operate behind the cloak of anonymity have no right to a reasonable expectation of anonymity, the High Court ruled today. picked by nateebiinature 5 months ago

Astronomers have peered through a secretive cloak of dust to find five exploded stars in a region of space believed to be among the most energetic in the universe.

They're calling it a supernova factory, the first of its kind ever witnessed. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Even before Harry Potter tantalized us with his cloak of invisibility, we were, well, tantalized by the prospect. Evidently so were scientists, since a lot of work has been expended on the concept. picked by bornbad 5 months ago

Harry Potter isn’t the only scholastic with an invisibility cloak. Our religious scriptures visibly depict man’s immeasurable desire to become invisible.... picked by vikas23 3 years ago