Invisibility Cloak Invented By Researchers At University Of Rochester? Makers Say Device Can Be Used For Surgery And Military

Invisibility cloak has been recently invented at the University of Rochester. Although it is not a cloak in its literal sense, the amazingly geniuses at the University have recently discovered a way to hide conceal objects from sight by using relatively inexpensive and readily available lenses. It looks like Harry Potter is not the only "wizard" with an invisibility cloak now.

Taking a look at this new invention, it looks like it was a brainchild that has sprung from the pages of the internationally famous Harry Potter fantasy franchise by JK Rowling.

Technically, the term "cloaking" is used to refer to the process wherein an object becomes obscured from view, while everything else that surrounds that particular object remains undisturbed. John Howell, the professor of physics at the upstate New York school stated, "A lot of people have worked on a lot of different aspects of optical cloaking for years."

This new invisibility cloak from Rochester is now coined as the Rochester Cloak. It is a device that looks like the kind of equipment that an optometrist would use. Whenever an object is placed behind its layered lenses, the object seems to disappear.

According to the scientists, cloaking methods that have previously surfaced over the years have been relatively complicated and expensive. Plus, they were not able to conceal objects in three dimensions whenever viewed at various angles.

Joseph Choi, a graduate student who assisted in the development of the method they used at Rochester, said, "From what we know, this is the first cloaking device that provides three-dimensional, continuously multi-directional cloaking."

In their testing procedures, the researchers have hidden a face, a ruler, and a hand; making each object appear invisible, while the image is actually only hidden in view. Choi said, "I imagine this could be used to cloak a trailer on the back of a semi-truck so the driver can see directly behind him. It can be used for surgery, in the military, in interior design, and art."