Invisibility Cloak Takes 'Big Step Forward'

'Carpet' technique bends and flattens light around objects
By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff
Posted May 1, 2009 7:38 AM CDT
Invisibility Cloak Takes 'Big Step Forward'
Researchers from Cornell University and the University of California say their findings could eventually make true invisibility cloaks a reality.   (Shutter Stock)

Two teams of researchers say they're getting close to making a perfect invisibility cloak a reality, the BBC reports. The scientists—using a silicon-based material that eliminates the flaws of earlier, metal-based efforts—successfully made objects invisible at optical wavelengths by bending light around them and producing the illusion of a flat surface. It's a "big step forward," said one scientist involved in the work.
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