News articles tagged with 'cloak'
All wrapped up: K-State researcher's graphene cloak protects bacteria, leading to better images
— 15 Mar 2011 20:50 | TechnologyIt's a cloak that surpasses all others: a microscopic carbon cloak made of graphene that could change the way bacteria and other cells are imaged…
Newly developed cloak hides underwater objects from sonar
— 6 Jan 2011 15:14 | TechnologyIn one University of Illinois lab, invisibility is a matter of now you hear it, now you don't…
'Space-time cloak' to conceal events revealed in new study
— 16 Nov 2010 11:30 | TechnologyThe study, by researchers from Imperial College London, involves a new class of materials called metamaterials, which can be artificially engineered to distort light or sound waves.…
Meta-flex: Your new brand for invisibility clothing
— 4 Nov 2010 13:12 | TechnologyFlexible smart materials that can manipulate light to shield objects from view have been much-theorised but now researchers in Scotland have made a practical breakthrough that brings…
Now you see it, now you don't
— 22 Jul 2010 11:05 | TechnologyFrom Tolkien's ring of power in The Lord of the Rings to Star Trek's Romulans, who could make their warships disappear from view, from Harry Potter's magical cloak to the garment that…
A new cloaking method
— 17 Aug 2009 11:52 | TechnologyUniversity of Utah mathematicians developed a new cloaking method, and it's unlikely to lead to invisibility cloaks like those used by Harry Potter or Romulan spaceships in 'Star Trek.'…
'Invisibility cloak' could protect against earthquakes
— 20 Jul 2009 16:34 | TechnologyResearch at the University of Liverpool has shown it is possible to develop an 'invisibility cloak' to protect buildings from earthquakes…
New 'broadband' cloaking technology simple to manufacture
— 21 May 2009 12:17 | TechnologyResearchers have created a new type of invisibility cloak that is simpler than previous designs and works for all colours of the visible spectrum, making it possible to cloak larger…
Berkeley researchers create an 'invisibility cloak'
— 2 May 2009 19:30 | TechnologyThe great science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke famously noted the similarities between advanced technology and magic. This summer on the big screen, the young wizard Harry Potter…
Next generation cloaking device demonstrated
— 16 Jan 2009 13:34 | TechnologyA device that can bestow invisibility to an object by 'cloaking' it from visual light is closer to reality. After being the first to demonstrate the feasibility of such a device by…