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Real-life cloaking devices move one step closer

Cosmos Magazine - Sun 13 May 18

Proof-of-concept for sound-confounding tech unveiled. Richard A Lovett reports.

Underwater acoustic cloaking device could make objects invisible to sonar

New Atlas - Thu 10 May 18

A team of researchers at Pennsylvania State University, led by Amanda D. Hanford, has developed a "cloaking device" that works underwater. The new metamaterial shield is able to intercept ...

Device could make underwater objects appear invisible to sonar

BBC News - Thu 10 May 18

Researchers have developed a device that could make objects appear invisible to sonar detection.

Cloaking devices—it's not just 'Star Trek' anymore

Phys.org - Thu 10 May 18

Cloaking devices play a pivotal role in many sci-fi television programs. Scientists are now working to take this technology from the dramatic realm of science fiction and make it real. Amanda ...

Ultrasonic attack is unlikely, but incidental exposure presents plenty of problems

Phys.org - Wed 9 May 18

New technologies for mobile devices may use ultrasonic sound waves for a variety of purposes, from charging your phone when you enter your room to collecting data on which advertisements you ...

Ultrasonic Attack is Unlikely, But Incidental Exposure Presents Plenty of Problems, Newswise - Wed 9 May 18
Ultrasonic attack is unlikely, but incidental exposure presents plenty of problems, ScienceDaily - Wed 9 May 18
Ultrasonic attack is unlikely, but incidental exposure presents plenty of problems, Eurekalert - Wed 9 May 18

Researchers create an acoustic cloaking device that works underwater

Engadget - Thu 10 May 18

The concept of a cloaking device has a lot of appeal and though we're far from being able to make 3D objects invisible to the human eye, researchers continue to develop new ways ...

Researchers Create Impressive Cloaking Device That Could Help Submarines Evade Enemy Sonar

HotHardware - Thu 10 May 18

Starships that can clock make an intriguing plot device in the Star Trek universe, especially in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. While "invisibility cloaks" have been bandied around ...

'Star Trek' tech gets real: Cloaking device conceals objects, Penn State researchers say

USA today - Thu 10 May 18

The cloaking device redirects sound waves around an object as though it weren't there, Penn State researchers explain.        

Researchers create a real cloaking device

TechCrunch - Thu 10 May 18

Researcher Amanda D. Hanford at Pennsylvania State University has created a real cloaking device that can route sound waves around an object, making it invisible to some sensing techniques. ...

Star Trek cloaking devices are a step closer after new breakthrough

Daily Mail - Thu 10 May 18

Researchers at Pennsylvania State University have created a material that deflects sonar waves without echoing them back.

Ultrasonic attacks are unlikely, but exposure to ultrasounds is unhealthy

ZME Science - Wed 9 May 18

Keep an eye out -- I mean, an ear out, for ultrasounds.

A step closer to Star Trek-style cloaking device

The Hindu - Sat 12 May 18

Scientists have developed a material that makes an underwater object invisible to sonar detectors, an advance that brings us a step closer to Star Tr

Underwater acoustic ground cloak designed

ScienceDaily - Thu 10 May 18

Scientists are now working to take cloaking devices from the dramatic realm of science fiction and make them real. Researchers are taking the introductory steps to make acoustic ground cloaks. ...

Cloaking Devices -- It's Not Just 'Star Trek' Anymore, Newswise - Thu 10 May 18
Cloaking devices -- it's not just 'star trek' anymore, Eurekalert - Thu 10 May 18