University of Oxford researchers say it should soon be possible to do away with the tangle of cables most of us are afflicted with, thanks to a new class of metamaterials.
Scientists have managed to cloak a three-dimensional object standing in free space - bringing the coveted sci-fi/fantasy invisibility cloak one step closer to reality.
Cellphones could soon contain an ultra-high-resolution microscope alongside the ubiquitous camera, thanks to a breakthrough by Michigan Technological University professor Durdu Guney.
