Real Harry Potter Invisibility Cloak
August 12, 2008 at 5:56 pm (News) (Cloak, eye, GPS, harry, harry potter, Invisibility, invisibility cloak, meta material, Military, potter, science)
Admit it, you have always wanted to be able to go invisible at will (for jokes and the such of course). After reading Harry Potter books and learning other, more mischievous things you can do with them, you wanted one more. Well for those of you who thought these “magical” “cloaking devices” [hehe] would never come to fruition, be prepared for this next statement.
You prepared? Good!
For the first time, scientists have been able to cloak three dimensional objects. The eye perceives ’things’ because reflecting light from the material is observed by the eye. Using meta-material, which are mixtures of metal and circuit board materials, scientists are able to deflect light around the cloak, essentially how Invisible Woman does it. Think of it like air being cut by a car, the air goes around the automobile. While the use of these cloaks would be for military purposes at this time; so was the Internet and GPS. Just give it some time.
