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Invisibility Cloaks Hit the Big Time

"This is not simply an illusion," says the creator of one cloak. "Even scientific instruments will not be able to detect the object."

By Patrick Morgan
Jun 22, 2011 5:00 AMNov 12, 2019 4:31 AM
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A crystal invisibility cloak hides part of a rolled up piece of pink paper. Courtesy Baile Zhang, George Barbastathis/Smart Certre, Singapore | NULL

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