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Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. The iconic Harry Potter invisibility cloak has been brought to life by a group of scientists who have unlocked a ground-breaking new level of optical ...

If you were given an invisibility cloak, what would you do with it? Harry Potter definitely wore the piece well as he used it to camouflage himself when he snuck off to Hogsmeade Village or hid from ...

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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 ...

The Royal Marines are trialling "Harry Potter invisibility cloaks" as they seek to develop an ability to evade thermal imaging technology. The use of thermal imagery to target enemy forces has ...

It's slowly happening - the magical world and the Muggle world are finally merging, and it's amazing. Ever since JK Rowling wowed readers with all things Harry Potter, scientists have been desperately ...

Royal Marines are set to use “Harry Potter invisibility cloaks” on the battlefield. The elite soldiers have been kitted out with camouflage ponchos that stop them being spotted by heat-seeking ...

Harry Potter has nothing on the researchers at Duke University, who say they’re getting close to developing an actual invisibility cloak. While the fictional wizard uses his cloak to roam the halls of ...