Invisibility shields have always seemed like a fun yet unrealistic creation destined to remain fictional forever. But not only has somebody figured out how to make a real one, they’ve done it using ...

Not all monsters can be explained. In horror movies especially, it's often better to keep them partially obscured, or, in the case of The Invisible Man, encased in a technologically advanced suit that ...

For nearly 20 years, physicists and engineers have chased the idea of invisibility. Early efforts focused on hiding objects from light using so-called metamaterials with extreme and often unrealistic ...

There’s a well-known story in Plato’s Republic in which a humble shepherd named Gyges finds a magical gold ring that renders whoever wears it invisible. Gyges proceeds to use his newfound power to ...