Texas scientists create "mirage effect" in lab. Oct. 5, 2011 — -- It's hard to write about the experiment done at the University of Texas at Dallas without invoking Harry Potter and his ...

If you were given an invisibility cloak, what would you do with it? Harry Potter definitely wore the piece well as he used it to camouflage himself when he snuck off to Hogsmeade Village or hid from ...

A real 'invisibility cloak' has been invented by Chinese scientists ...

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 ...

*Would you be interested in a piece of fabric that could render your physical…um, imperfections…invisible to the naked eye? Don’t front. You know you would. So peel off those spanx, EXHALE, and check ...

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 ...

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Chinese physicist Chu Junhao demonstrated a cloak using lenticular optics that makes objects, including his legs, appear invisible at certain angles. Presented at the 2023 Super Science Night, the ...

It's slowly happening - the magical world and the Muggle world are finally merging, and it's amazing. Ever since JK Rowling wowed readers with all things Harry Potter, scientists have been desperately ...

Harry Potter has nothing on the researchers at Duke University, who say they’re getting close to developing an actual invisibility cloak. While the fictional wizard uses his cloak to roam the halls of ...