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 ...

Harry Potter’s iconic “Invisibility Cloak” could perhaps be within our sight. Chinese scientists have devised a camouflage ...

The phenom known as wizard Harry Potter may be coming to the end of its book and movie run, but one special effect from the series could become reality in a future theater of war. "Cloak of ...

The Predator franchise has spawned five movies — including the upcoming prequel film, Prey — and two crossover flicks pitting the titular predator against alien xenomorphs, not to mention countless ...

Scientists and researchers are actively working on ways to make cloaking devices reality. A new video from the American Chemical Society shows us how. CNET freelancer Anthony Domanico is passionate ...

This illustration shows the structure of a new device created by Purdue University researchers to overcome a fundamental obstacle in using new metamaterials for radical advances in optical ...

BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A spinoff of invisibility cloak technology has finally seen the lights and glitz of Las Vegas, as Fractal Antenna Systems, Inc. (FRACTAL) debuted its breakthrough ...

It came too late for Jesse James. There was a time, indeed, when John Edwards might have found it very useful, but that time has surely passed. In life, timing is everything. So while researchers at ...

Though desktop 3D printers are a relatively new method of manufacturing, you might argue that they're already at a plateau. You can print cute figurines, teacups that might have a leak, and sometimes ...

Researchers have created a new type of invisibility cloak that is simpler than previous designs and works for all colors of the visible spectrum, making it possible to cloak larger objects than before ...

Jan. 7, 2012— -- Forget wrapping an object – say, Harry Potter – in a cloak of invisibility. How about hiding an event using time? What may be a distant dream for this year's Indianapolis Colts ...