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A cloak of invisibility is an item that prevents the wearer from being seen. In folklore, mythology and fairy tales, a cloak of invisibility appears either as a magical item used by duplicitous characters or an item worn by a hero to fulfill a quest.
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A cloak is a type of loose garment that is worn over indoor clothing. Cloak may also refer to: Cloak of invisibility, in fiction; Cloak and Dagger (comics), Marvel Comics character; Cloak, a Star Trek: Section 31 novel; Cloak and cloaking, IRC terms related to hostmasks; Cloaking, a search engine optimization technique
This idea, commonly known as the Invisibility cloak, has stimulated much recent work in the field of metamaterials. [23] In 2009 he and Stefan Maier received a large grant from the Leverhulme Trust to develop the ideas of perfect lens and invisibility cloak in the optical range of light.
Invisibility cloak (Harry Potter), a specific instance in the Harry Potter series; Cloaking device, technology for partial or full invisibility to parts of the electromagnetic or acoustic spectrums Metamaterial cloaking, a type of cloaking using metamaterials; Cap of invisibility (aidos kyneê in Greek), a mysterious helmet or cap that ...
An invisibility cloak using active camouflage by Susumu Tachi. Left: The cloth seen without a special device. Left: The cloth seen without a special device. Right: The same cloth seen through the half-mirror projector part of the Retro-Reflective Projection Technology
Metamaterial cloaking is the usage of metamaterials in an invisibility cloak. This is accomplished by manipulating the paths traversed by light through a novel optical material. This is accomplished by manipulating the paths traversed by light through a novel optical material.
Invisibility perception depends on several optical and visual factors. [1] For example, invisibility depends on the eyes of the observer and/or the instruments used. Thus an object can be classified as "invisible" to a person, animal, instrument, etc. In research on sensorial perception it has been shown that invisibility is perceived in cycles ...