Duke University Creates Perfect, Centimeter-scale Invisibility Cloak

MrSeb writes "Scientists at Duke University have created the first invisibility cloak that perfectly hides centimeter-scale objects. While invisibility cloaks have been created before, they have all reflected some of the incident light, ruining the illusion. In this case, the incident light is perfectly channeled around the object, creating perfect invisibility. There are some caveats, of course. For now, the Duke invisibility cloak only works with microwave radiation — and perhaps more importantly, the cloak is unidirectional (it only provides invisibility from one very specific direction). The big news here, though, is that it is even possible to create an invisibility cloak of any description. It is now just a matter of time before visible-light, omnidirectional invisibility cloaks are created."

Cloaking first?

[Anonymous Coward]

I always hoped they would work on Warp technology first....

Also, does this mean we are the Romulans....

Hmmm

[ciderbrew]

I'll believe it when I see it.

Re:Hmmm

[BriggsBU]

I'll believe it when I /don't/ see it.

Re:1st

[noh8rz10]

Microwave radiation isn't ionizing, so it's not gonna cause any chronic skin damage or cancer. You can take off your tinfoil body suit (unless you're wearing it to burning man, then totally keep it on!).

perfect

[HPHatecraft]

now all we need to do is drag Stuart Little out of rehab (child stars... what more needs to be said?), and get him trained up over in Langley. With this invisible cloak, we can take rodint (rodent intelligence) to the next level.

Can someone look up cat populations in Iran at CIA's World Fact Book?

And with this...

[samazon]

My Harry Potter cosplay will be complete! Win!

Re:And with this...

[somersault]

"What do you mean I wasn't at your Halloween party? I was Invisibility Cloak Harry!"