An "invisibility cloak", an atomic force microscope or quantum computing are some of the scientific achievements that could win a Nobel prize in physics Tuesday. The award, to be announced at 11:45 am ...

Researchers from Jilin and Tsinghua Universities in China have developed a hybrid material inspired by the Chimera, combining characteristics from the chameleon, glass frog, and bearded dragon. The ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Without light, we can't have sight. We see objects because of how light interacts with those objects, our eyes pick up that light, and our brains interpret it. This seems rather ...

From Harry Potter to Star Trek, invisibility cloaks have been staple features of science fiction blockbusters for years. Now, scientists from London start-up, Vollebak, have revealed plans to make the ...

THE PENTAGON commissioned research into invisibility cloaks inspired by Fantastic Four character the Invisible Woman, a secret Pentagon document reveals. The real-life X-Files report, one of hundreds ...

Texas scientists create "mirage effect" in lab. Oct. 5, 2011 — -- It's hard to write about the experiment done at the University of Texas at Dallas without invoking Harry Potter and his ...

Chinese scientists have been described as “increasingly confident” that they will develop the world’s first invisibility cloak, with the Chinese government funding at least 40 research teams, one of ...