Real Invisibility Cloak Bends Ultra-Violet Light

We'll just come right out and say it: we want an invisibility cloak. And, as much as we'd love to have one right now, we just know that's not possible. But, thanks to some scientists at the Michigan Tech University, we are without a doubt one gigantic leap closer to making our dream a reality.

As of right now, unfortunately, the cloak of invisibility has only the ability to bend infrared light, but the team of scientists are not resting on their laurels quite yet. They're already hard at work on making the cloak work within visible light, so that it can actually be used in the real world, with results. As for the cloak itself, well, let's get into the details. It's a non-metallic cloak, and it's manufactured from meta-materials. Meta-materials are artificial materials that bear unnatural elements, and the ones that create the invisibility cloak are created from tiny glass resonators, which are then arranged in a concentric cylindrical-shaped pattern. The spokes that reside within this pattern is where the trick is, as they create a magnetic resonance that can bend light around the small particles in which the cloak is made of. Thanks to computer testing, the team could test its construction, and verify that it does indeed render the item invisible.

But, as we mentioned above, that sheer success in scientific achievement isn't making these scientists calm down in their research and development. They're already hard at work in trying to find out how they can make the cloak bend at the microwave level. No word on how long that will take, but any time before, say, we're 90 and we'll be just as excited. Anyone else want an invisible cloak?

[via Pocket-Lint]