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\b By Dan Kennedy and Jennessa Ewing \b0 \
\b \cf2 Anchor Christina Hartman \b0 \
\uc0\u8232 Solemnly swear that you\'92re up to no good? Then a new invisibility cloak
created by two Duke University scientists might help. \'a0\u8232 \u8232 Harry:
\b \'93My body\'92s gone!\'94 \b0 \uc0\u8232 Ron:
\b \'93I know what that is. It\'92s an invisibility cloak!\'94
\b0 \'a0({\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD37iLWRdD4&feature=related"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 \ul \ulc3 Via YouTube}})\'a0\uc0\u8232
\u8232 While it might be a while before you can actually hide under an invisible cloak,
such as in the world of Harry Potter, the breakthrough at Duke does bring us one step
closer.\u8232 \u8232 Duke colleagues Nathan Landy and David R. Smith{\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK
"http://www.nature.com/nmat/journal/vaop/ncurrent/abs/nmat3476.html"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 \ul pulled off the task by making a centimeter
scale cylinder vanish.}}\uc0\u8232 \u8232 The materials they used for the cloak? Fiberglass
and copper.\u8232 \u8232 It may seem like magic, but it\'92s really just science. How
did the scientists do it? {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/140106-duke-university-creates-perfect-centimeter-scale-invisibility-cloak"}}{\fldrslt
\cf3 \ul \ulc3 Extreme Tech says...}}\uc0\u8232 \u8232
\b \'93...invisibility cloaks operate by bending electromagnetic waves around objects -- so
that instead of seeing the object, you see what\'92s behind the object.\'94
\b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 But the invisibility cloak does have a few imperfections it\'92ll
need to hide.\u8232 \u8232 The examiner says the illusion only works from one-direction,
making it a two dimensional cloak.\u8232 \u8232 Duke Professor Prof Henry told BBC that the
ultimate goal.\u8232 \u8232 \b "...is going to be very far from what most
people would think of as a cloak: something thin and flexible, which you can wrap around
yourself and change its shape. \'a0\'94 \b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 Duke researchers say
the next step is to create an omnidirectional, 3D microwave invisibility cloak.\
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