New York scientists unveil 'invisibility cloak' to rival Harry Potter's

ABRACADABRA!: A cloaking device using four lenses developed by University of Rochester physics professor John Howell and graduate student Joseph Choi being demonstrated in Rochester, New York. — Reuters/University of Rochester

ROCHESTER, New York: Watch out Harry Potter, you are not the only wizard with an invisibility cloak. 

Scientists at the University of Rochester have discovered a way to hide large objects from sight using inexpensive and readily available lenses, a technology that seems to have sprung from the pages of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter fantasy series.