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Invisibility rug hides 'large' objects

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A cloaking device can shield macroscopic objects in visible light.

Objects large enough to be seen with the naked eye have been swept under an 'invisibility carpet' for the first time.

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  1. Zeeya Merali
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Merali, Z. Invisibility rug hides 'large' objects. Nature (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2010.678

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