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The hidden power of INVISIBILITY

Half a man is walking across a green field covered with solar panels. Only his feet, head, and one arm are visible. The rest of the man is invisible, replaced by the green grass of the field.

The effect is created by a new and promising attempt at an invisibility cloak shield which can make even large objects difficult to spot. The plastic material of the shield was created by Canadian inventor Guy Cramer from the company Hyperstealth, which has been working on the project since 2011. The shield works by diverting the path of the light around an object, so rendering it ‘invisible’.

But with a very simple

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