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Invisibility Cloak

I can easily imagine the things I could do if I had an invisibility cloak. However, the only solid objects I have ever seen disappear are the Statue of Liberty* and one quick-footed blind date. Soon, thanks to new metamaterials and fabrication techniques, we may all get a glimpse at the invisible.
Making an Invisibility Cloak

To make an invisibility cloak, surround an object with metamaterials. Assemble the metamaterials in precisely the right fashion and light waves that pass through the metamaterials will bend around the object, like water flowing undisturbed around a rock.
Another method is to capture the image behind the object and project it onto the front of the object.
How will this technology be used?
Many practical uses exist for materials that can precisely control the paths of light, sound and harmful radiation. There are just as many sinister applications that come to mind for a cloaking device.
The Invisibility Cloak is another impossible product made possible by rapidly advancing technologies and a better understanding of our universe. It would benefit the public to readily address the social impact of invisibility before it materializes in real applications.
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Hyperstealth Invisibility Cloak - Youtube
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We're One Step Closer to Invisibility Cloaks Being Real - Popular Mechanics
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Is It Possible to Make an Invisibility Cloak? - The Costa Rica News
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Waving the (spectral) wand of invisibility - The Sydney Morning Herald
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Fractal Metamaterial Invisibility Cloak Patented - Electronics360
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Researchers assemble gold, DNA into structures that manipulate light - Northwestern University
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Israeli Researchers Successfully Hide Optical Chip Under Cloak Of Invisibility - Photonics Online - 11/17
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The Transparent Man: Quirkology Investigates - Youtube (2:58) - 12/16
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What Would It Take To Make A True Invisibility Cloak? - Youtube (4:18) - 11/16
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Invisibility, a Metamaterial Away - Iowa State Daily - 10/16
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Invisibility Cloak With Photonic Crystals - Michigan Technological University - 08/16
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Harry Potter's invisibility cloak just took a big step towards becoming real - PC World - 07/16
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Scifi eye: picturing a future of human invisibility - The Engineer - 04/16
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Meta-skin could lead to invisibility cloak - New Atlas - 03/16
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Beyond invisibility—engineering light with metamaterials - Phys.org - 02/16
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Optical metacage blocks light from entering or escaping - Phys.org - 12/15
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Researchers build optical invisibility cloak for a diffusive medium - Phys.Org - 06/14
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Invisibility cloaks actually make objects easier to see - New Atlas - 11/13
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Two research groups create active invisibility cloaks - Phys.Org - 11/13
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Scientists create first free-standing 3D cloak - IOP - 02/12
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'Invisibility Cloak' May Soon Be Reality (video) - ABC News - 03/11
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Invisibility cloak works in visible light - Phys.Org - 01/11
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New findings promising for 'transformation optics,' cloaking - Purdue University - 08/10
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Now You See It, Now You Don't — an Invisibility Cloak Made of Glass - Michigan Tech News - 07/10
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Scientists create artificial mini 'black hole' - Phys.Org - 06/10
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New 'broadband' cloaking technology simple to manufacture - Phys.Org - 05/09
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Invisibility-Cloak Breakthrough - Technology Review - 01/09
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Invisibility cloak now within sight - Phys.Org - 08/08
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2-D Invisibility Cloak For Visible Light Created - Science Daily - 12/07
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Wormholes on Earth? - Phys.Org - 11/07
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Here's how to make an invisibility cloak - MSNBC - 05/06
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Invisibility Cloak Web Sites
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How Invisibility Cloaks Work - How Stuff Works
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Invisibility science video - Sciencentral
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Cloaking objects at a distance - physics arXiv
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Carpet Cloaks Bring Invisibility to the Optical World - physics arXiv
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Optical Camouflage video - YouTube
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