Paging Harry Potter: Scientists create first super-thin invisibility cloak

Invisibility cloaks of the wizarding world are much more possible in our world than you might imagine

Researchers at University of California, Berkeley, were able to make a small object disappear using an ultra-thin invisibility skin cloak — just 80 nanometers thin. It’s the first time scientists have been able to achieve this illusion using their technique.

The cloak is made up of tiny gold brick-like "nanoantennas" that reroute light waves away from the object, making it functionally invisible. While the cloak itself is 2D, it can cover a 3D object. Read more...