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 ...

July 4, 2023: Russia is equipping some of its tanks in Ukraine with the new Nakidka camouflage fabric designed to reduce the possibility of detection by thermal, infrared or radar sensors. Nakidka ...

Russia has unveiled a new "camouflage suit" to hide its soldiers from Ukrainian forces, months after Ukraine developed lightweight "invisibility cloaks" for its fighters. Russia is developing the suit ...

The Kremlin is now claiming that it is developing a suit that can dilute the silhouette while also protect from being picked up by thermal optics and heat seekers. Officials at the Russian-based ...

This release is available in German. "Seeing something invisible with your own eyes is an exciting experience," say Joachim Fischer and Tolga Ergin. For about one year, both physicists and members of ...

When most people hear the word "silk," they are likely to envision shimmering, lavish fabrics worn by royalty and elites; they are not, however, likely to think of biomedical sensors and practical ...

Researchers at the University of Rochester are reporting that they've built the first invisibility cloak that works in three dimensions, viewed from a range of angles, across the full spectral range ...

Science and fiction always had a chicken and egg relationship: it’s hard to tell which one informs the other. Take invisibility, a fantastical notion brought into popular culture first by HG Wells’ ...

Whether it’s James Bond flicking a switch to turn his Aston Martin invisible in the middle of a car chase, Harry Potter ducking and diving out of harm’s way by donning a magical invisibility cloak, ...