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‘Invisibility Cloak’ Uses Mirages To Make Objects Vanish

You aren’t going to believe this. A team of scientists from Dallas has harnessed carbon nanotubes to recreate the “mirage effect”, effectively making an Invisibility Cloak (underwater).

Watch the video to see it in action. Check out Wired for the science behind the awesomeness.

(via Wired.com)

Source: Wired

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