Muggles A Step Closer To Creating Invisibility Cloak
Harry Potter wore one, and one day soon, you might, too: Scientists at University of California-Berkeley are a step closer to realizing an invisibility cloak. The findings will be detailed in the new issues of the journals Nature and Science. The researchers engineered two new materials that are able to bend light around three-dimensional objects.
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Harry Potter had one, and perhaps one day soon, you could, too. It's an invisibility cloak, and scientists at U.C. Berkeley are a step closer to creating one. The findings will be detailed in the new issues of the journals Nature and Science. Researchers engineered two new materials that are able to bend light around three dimensional objects. The idea may be out of sight, but given the nature of the technology, it might be hard to find. It's MORNING EDITION.
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