Elastic Invisibility Cloak Allows to Hide from Touching /
Mechanical Meta-material Can Be Produced in Millimeter Size
In the past years, invisibility cloaks were developed for
various senses. Objects can be hidden from light, heat or sound. However,
hiding of an object from being touched still remained to be accomplished. KIT
scientists have now succeeded in creating a volume in which an object can be
hidden from touching similar to a pea under the mattress of a princess. The
results are now presented in the renowned Nature Communications journal.