A news ‘invisibility’ cloaking device has been unveiled by US scientists, which they say can be constructed at home, causes no distortion of objects in the background, and can conceal objects in 3D from different angles. Scientists from upstate New York’s University of Rochester have managed to create the device, which looks like a set of optometrist’s equipment and can bend light around... 

Samsung has said that it will start to ship ‘bendy screened’ gadgets in the first half of 2012 – with the first ‘flexible’ gizmos on the market certain to be mobile phones. At technology shows, the Korean company has also demonstrated flexible screens just 0.3mm thick. But its latest video demo shows off truly out-there technology – a ‘tablet of the future’... 

Na'vi captain... James Cameron. Star director signs up to take charge of sequels to science fiction 3D blockbuster. James Cameron’s next two films will both be set on Pandora, he confirmed today. Variety reports that Cameron signed a deal with 20th Century Fox to direct both Avatar 2, which has been given a tentative release date of December 2014 and Avatar 3, due for distribution a year...