One Step Closer to Cloaking Devices

[Bagaloo]

I remember reading about this. One of the biggest potential flaws is that Metamaterial is simply too big and unwieldly to fashion into a cloak - the material itself is better used to hide stationary objects. Still, mass producing the stuff would allow them to improve its quality, and the neccesary quantities with it. Then again, if they ever do mass produce this stuff, I predict it'll be the end of the world.

Invisible tanks, anyone?

Pretty sure you'd hear them though.

Details, details! I have to admit, the concept of an invisible cloak is both thrilling (though I don't know why, its not like I would ever get my hands on one ¬_¬) and terrifying, I can just picture that as soon as there's a breakthrough and there's a success, the military swoops in and does some scary shit with it.

 

[Stasisesque]

It's all a sham! I can see right through this story.

Could you explain what it is that you are "seeing through"

The story. About the cloak. That is "invisible". It was a pun.

 

[Slycne]

One Step Closer to Cloaking Devices

And one step closer to making the greatest Predator costume ever.

 

[Kirosilence]

I really hope Cloaking tech actually becomes available to the public if and when they do make some breakthroughs with it, and it doesn't just become military and private hardware. I can see why they wouldn't make it widely attainable though, the only thing worse then a peeping tom is a peeping tom you can't see.

 

[curlycrouton]

I missed something... root, you're a news boff now? How very awesome!

That's what I thought. It is indeed awesome.

 

[Miral]

Didn't they idea come from cats' eyes? The way the reflect (refract) light makes them shine it back completely at an observer suddenly from certain degrees, and some science-y guy saw this and was all like "Of course! Non-Euclidean geometry!" That's the whispers I heard about this anyway.

I think that would have been the inspiration behind retroreflective material, instead.

 

[Hunde Des Krieg]

If they ever market this to civilians it will be utter chaos! And totally freakin' awesome!

 

[Hunde Des Krieg]

I really hope Cloaking tech actually becomes available to the public if and when they do make some breakthroughs with it, and it doesn't just become military and private hardware. I can see why they wouldn't make it widely attainable though, the only thing worse then a peeping tom is a peeping tom you can't see.

And the gangsta's you can't locate.

 

[xitel]

This is pretty cool. I had no idea that science had progressed enough to do even this much.

Well, it hasn't. Theory has progressed far enough. But yes, it is a promising thing.

 

[Erana]

I want one!
That means that I could go wandering around downtown at night without a chainsaw and feel safe!
Best anti-rape invention ever!