Tag: INVISIBLE

Last spring, Imperial College London successfully demonstrated, for the first time, an effective three-dimensional invisibility cloak. The system of interwoven rods actually masked a minuscule "bump," but scientists expressed uncertainty about completely hiding larger, visible objects. Now, less than a year later, that hypothetical scenario has become a reality. The researchers have ...

Airbus recently published the forward-looking "The Future, By Airbus" (PDF) report, chock full of concepts and cutting-edge ideas about the future of flight. Airbus engineers explore hydrogen as a fuel source in the 'cryoplane' concept, and mention both biofuels and solar power as alternatives. An invisible plane concept -- hardly a new idea, as Wonder Woman has been flying one for over 60 years ...

Earlier this week, Brazil's national soccer team beat North Korea at the World Cup. The result wasn't shocking, but the fact that North Korea actually has a soccer team certainly took us by surprise. The team may be the lowest ranked squad in the tournament, and the country may be making its first World Cup appearance in 44 years, but the underdog of this year's Cup apparently has a secret, ...

Researchers at London's Imperial College recently received a generous grant of $8.1 million to fund the development of an invisibility suit. While various international scientists have been developing invisibility tech and filing patents on camouflaging material since World War II, the Imperial College coalition believes that these decades of work may actually soon come to fruition. The ...

Hold onto those wands, all you would-be wizards. One of Harry Potter's most valuable possessions might soon make the jump from the page to the real world. According to The Daily Mail, researchers at Imperial College in London received an $8.1-million grant to develop an invisibility suit. That's right, you could throw on a garment and sneak around, just like Harry did while stalking the halls of ...

There has been plenty of research into cloaking devices, but while scientists are still working their way towards the visible light spectrum they seem to be having the best luck with microwaves. Most recently, a new metamaterial made from over 10,000 individual pieces of fiberglass has been used to cloak a bump on a flat mirrored surface -- the material prevents microwaves from being scattered, ...