Scientists with the Queen Mary University of London have made a cloaking material that makes protruding areas, “appear flat to electromagnetic waves.”

Scientists with Queen Mary University of London have made a cloaking material that makes protruding areas, “appear flat to electromagnetic waves.” 

As a result, the passage of the waves is not interrupted, dispersed, or otherwise disturbed. 

The specific item used in the trials was a tennis ball-size object coated with a nanocomposite medium. 

Said the study’s lead author, “We demonstrated a practical possibility to use nanocomposites to control surface wave propagation through advanced additive manufacturing. Perhaps most importantly, the approach used can be applied to other physical phenomena that are described by wave equations, such as acoustics. For this reason, we believe that this work has a great industrial impact.” 

Antennae are among the items that could benefit greatly from the development, as it would greatly expand options for their attachment.