In “Invisibility,” the professor of physics and optical science Gregory J. Gbur examines the past and future of everyone’s favorite plot device. By Nathaniel Rich When you purchase an independently ...

Research into materials science illustrates how an invisibility cloak would actually work—and what the science means for disaster mitigation. In the early 2000s, two methods for a potential ...

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’ ...

“In my opinion, invisibility is no longer a science fiction concept.” A B-2 stealth bomber takes off from Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada. In addition to using anti-reflective paint to ...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 2009 — Scientists and curiosity seekers who want to know what a partially or completely cloaked object would look like in real life can now get their wish — virtually. A team of ...

New materials that can change the way light and other forms of radiation bend around an object may provide a way to make objects invisible, researchers say. Two separate teams of researchers have come ...

Scientists say they are a step closer to developing materials that will render people and other objects invisible. Researchers say they can redirect light around 3D objects using ...

No, this is not something from a Harry Potter movie. A group of British nerds claim to have created a mind-blowing invisibility shield to “surprise friends” and “avoid enemies”. The shield is ...