"Invisibility" cloak

[Warbie]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3791795.stm

http://projects.star.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp:/projects/MEDIA/xv/oc.html

Check it out

 

[Korgoth]

yeah seen this before, pretty cool. Man just image what this might look like in ten or twenty down the road. Really invisible

 

[Champ]

This looks indeed very cool... Imagine the possibilities if it was a bit better done!

 

[Onions]

****ing impressive, but rather scary. i suppose it'll put an end to many conflicts, given the fact that the opositions leaders can be easily assasinated. how friendly are we with japan atm?

 

[Murray_H]

This looks indeed very cool... Imagine the possibilities if it was a bit better done!

A lot of unsolved crime! Yes!!111



But that has to be a big concern, just imagine trying to get a description of the assailant

....Police are on the look out for an man, approximately 5'10" who is said to be 'invisible'

 

[CptStern]

this has tons of military applications....hmmm what would happen if terrorists got this technology?

 

[HunterSeeker]

Personal cloaking devices that are flawless might not be a reality until we manage to invent pocket sized nuclear plants as well, but what do I know? :rolling:

 

[HunterSeeker]

this has tons of military applications....hmmm what would happen if terrorists got this technology?

One word: Infrared.

Edit: Sorry for doulbe post, forgot about edit...

 

[PvtRyan]

Am I the only one who's first thought was "women shower spying"?

:E

 

[Sprafa]

The necessary equiment size reduction to make "cloaked" snipers viable is in research by the U.S. Army.

This technology is known for quite some time....

 

[CptStern]

One word: Infrared.

Edit: Sorry for doulbe post, forgot about edit...

how many police officers have infrared?

 

[Angry Lawyer]

PvtRyan, you're not the only one who thought that...

-Angry Lawyer

 

[HunterSeeker]

how many police officers have infrared?

Probubly more when this gets used...

 

[Warbie]

Imagine invisibility condoms /o\ - how freaky would that be!

 

[Ames]

Pppph... Infrared goggles.

 

[Maxi]

Imagine invisibility condoms /o\ - how freaky would that be!

Imagine someone that's invisible raping you. Damn that would be scary.

 

[LittleB]

It would probably like alot of h-games out there.

 

[Ames]

Imagine someone that's invisible raping you. Damn that would be scary.

Say hello to my invisible machinegun.

 

[Lil' Timmy]

what if, in 50 years, we all can buy cloaks at walmart for like $50.. we'll all be bumping into eachother on the streets.. cars driving themselves.. leashed pets being walked by no one.. invisible criminals trying to commit violence to invisible victims that they can't find (but the victims are unaware of the danger).. invisible babies suckling on invisible breats in the park.. it'll be a riot.

 

[Brian Damage]

So, is this that "thermoptic camouflage" stuff I keep hearing about? the article makes it sound like it is, what with that "Retro-reflectum" material, but the other page with the official info makes it sound like it needs massive amounts of hardware in a stationary position to work...

 

[crabcakes66]

how many police officers have infrared?

Most of them in the US do....


This isnt really effective for hiding anything as you have to carry around very bright projecter......that just might give your position away......

 

[A2597]

it just me, or is bone 2 a fake? Seriously, the skeleton doesn't match up!

 

[LittleB]

bone 2 is just an example

 

[friedcook]

This is just silly. First of all, that guys stands out like a black sheep. His 'cloak' magnifies the objects he's blocking. And you can still see the shadows.

 

[Ames]

This is just silly. First of all, that guys stands out like a black sheep. His 'cloak' magnifies the objects he's blocking. And you can still see the shadows.

They're still working on the technology. It's not the finished product......

 

[Warbie]

^ bah humbug lol

How can that not impress? It's the coolest thing i've seen in ages.

It's just a shame knowing that some nutcase is going to use this technology for ill, rather than having fun with it.

 

[Ames]

^ bah humbug lol

How can that not impress? It's the coolest thing i've seen in ages.

It's just a shame knowing that some nutcase is going to use this technology for ill, rather than having fun with it.

Maybe that nutcase is having fun in his/her own twisted way...

 

[Lil' Timmy]

maybe that nutcase is me..

 

[Brian Damage]

Wait, the article seems to say that cameras on one side of the cloak send the image to a kind of screen made of little glass beads on the other side of the cloak... I think the official site's info is from an earlier version...

 

[Maxi]

Kinda like bond's car. I told people that would work for real, but nooo, no one belived me.

 

[LittleB]

You know how the government steals technology and secretly develops it themselves- Maybe someone is using it for ill already....

 

[phantomdesign]

Imagine invisibility condoms /o\ - how freaky would that be!

What a lame excuse for having a small ____.