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Revolutionary Magnetic Cloaking Device Set to Transform Electronics

12/23/2025

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Researchers at the University of Leicester developed a magnetic cloaking device that hides sensitive electronics from magnetic fields.
Science Advances describes the device using superconductors and soft ferromagnets to steer magnetic fields around varied shapes.
Unlike earlier designs, it accommodates complex geometries for use in hospitals, power grids, and aerospace systems.
The team plans to fabricate and test cloaks with commercially available materials to improve medical imaging and quantum sensors.

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Researchers at the University of Leicester developed a magnetic cloaking device that hides sensitive electronics from magnetic fields.
Science Advances describes the device using superconductors and soft ferromagnets to steer magnetic fields around varied shapes.
Unlike earlier designs, it accommodates complex geometries for use in hospitals, power grids, and aerospace systems.
The team plans to fabricate and test cloaks with commercially available materials to improve medical imaging and quantum sensors.