Designing a drone that uses adaptive invisibility: Towards autonomous sea-land-air cloaks
The idea of objects seamlessly disappearing, not just in controlled laboratory environments but also in real-world scenarios, has long captured the popular imagination. This concept epitomizes the trajectory of human civilization, from primitive camo.....»»
Discovery of chikungunya virus"s "invisibility shield" may lead to vaccines or treatments
Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine have found that the virus responsible for chikungunya fever can spread directly from cell to cell—perhaps solving the longstanding mystery of how the virus, now emerging as a major health threat, c.....»»
Exploring the ingenious science and science fiction of making things invisible
Greg Gbur chats about his book Invisibility: The History and Science of How Not to be Seen. Enlarge / H.G. Wells' The Invisible Man inspired a 1933 film. It's just one cultural example of the human fascination with invisibility......»»
How moths create invisibility cloaks preventing detection by predators using biosonar
Researchers from University of Bristol and Diamond Light Source have uncovered how moths create a powerful stealth cloak preventing detection by biosonar. This work (Bio-Inspired Urban Adaptations: What Insects Can Teach Us About Dealing with Noise).....»»
Do you see me? New study examines how women of color experience invisibility in the workplace
Invisibility is a salient and recurring experience of mistreatment for women of color working in traditionally white and male professions, two researchers found in their recent study. Barnini Bhattacharyya of the Ivey Business School at Western Unive.....»»
Men may not "perceive" domestic tasks as needing doing in the same way as women, philosophers argue
Philosophers seeking to answer questions around inequality in household labor and the invisibility of women's work in the home have proposed a new theory—that men and women are trained by society to see different possibilities for action in the sam.....»»
Invisibility cloak: Clothing company says garments that make the wearer invisible are only 5-10 years away
Vollebak embedded the coat with 42 panels of graphene, a highly conductive material that some companies, like Samsung, believe can provide longer-lasting and faster-charging batteries. In fact, Professor Coskun Kocabas of UoM says the material works.....»»
Acoustics researchers develop novel underwater carpet cloak
Acoustic camouflage, realized by controlling wave propagation, has attracted much attention in recent years. Aided by a reflecting surface, acoustic carpet cloak has become one of the most practically feasible invisibility devices......»»
The Insta360 Sphere is a virtual invisibility cloak for drones
The Insta360 Sphere attaches to DJI drones and allows you to record immersive 360 videos from an aerial perspective.....»»
The series Euphoria and the representation of trans characters
The narrative of film and television series has represented LGBTQ+ people (lesbians, gays, bisexuals, trans) in various ways. It has gone from complete invisibility (where there was no representation of these groups, or they were intentionally censor.....»»
Making an object invisible under fluid flow
The invisibility cloak is an artifact that can make the wearer transparent, rendering it undetectable to observers outside. Perhaps, one of the most well-known examples is the invisibility cloak possessed by Harry Potter who used it to great the succ.....»»
Creating invisibility with superconducting materials
Invisibility devices may soon no longer be the stuff of science fiction. A new study published in the De Gruyter journal Nanophotonics by lead authors Huanyang Chen at Xiamen University, China, and Qiaoliang Bao, suggests the use of the material Moly.....»»
Bending light for safer driving; invisibility cloaks to come?
Optical cloaking allows objects to be hidden in plain sight or to become invisible by guiding light around anything placed inside the cloak. While cloaking has been popularized in fiction, like in the "Harry Potter" books, researchers in recent years.....»»
Building a picture of fathers in the family justice system in England
The invisibility of dads who lose access to their children because of concerns about child neglect or their ability to provide safe care comes under the spotlight in new research......»»