A Chinese scientist’s viral demonstration shows how simple optics can make body parts vanish, sparking global debate over ...

Could invisibility cloaks become a reality? New research brings this science fiction concept a step closer, with a breakthrough software package that simulates how waves interact with complex ...

Are physics – not magic — the key to a Harry Potter-style invisibility cloak? New research indicates yes. A recent study by researchers from Imperial College London involves a new class of space-aged ...

Science and fiction always had a chicken and egg relationship: it’s hard to tell which one informs the other. Take invisibility, a fantastical notion brought into popular culture first by HG Wells’ ...

Imagine: You’re the proud owner of an invisibility cloak. What do you do? Do you sneak into concerts and make your way on stage? Spy on your friends to find out what they say about you when you’re not ...

The iconic Harry Potter invisibility cloak has been brought to life by a group of scientists who have unlocked a ground-breaking new level of optical technology. According to several reports and the ...

(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.

WASHINGTON -- The key to creating a Harry Potter-like invisibility cloak lies in manmade materials unlike any in nature or the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, researchers say. They're ...

WASHINGTON -- They can't match Harry Potter yet, but scientists are moving closer to creating a real cloak of invisibility. Researchers at Duke University, who developed a material that can "cloak" an ...

There’s a well-known story in Plato’s Republic in which a humble shepherd named Gyges finds a magical gold ring that renders whoever wears it invisible. Gyges proceeds to use his newfound power to ...