Science: Two years ago, physicists blurred the distinction between science and fiction by producing a shell-like “invisibility cloak” that made both itself and an object inside it undetectable-- albeit when viewed with microwaves of a specific frequency. Now, a team from Hong Kong has gone one better with a theoretical scheme for an “invisibility umbrella” that can make both itself and an object placed beside it disappear
The finding that the Saturnian moon may host layers of icy slush instead of a global ocean could change how planetary scientists think about other icy moons as well.
Modeling the shapes of tree branches, neurons, and blood vessels is a thorny problem, but researchers have just discovered that much of the math has already been done.
January 29, 2026 12:52 PM
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