Ghost in the Shell

[DRC]

Some of you may have heard me mention this in the past, but thanks to Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, scientists in Japan began working on a prototype for Thermoptic Camoflague that works by bending light around the user, giving them a distorted invisible appearance. Truth be told, they actually have the technology to make it work, but it's far too bulky to put into a practical application right now.

However, they're not the only ones working on such a concept, and the most recent issue of Discover Magazine has an article saying that we're now one step closer to making it a reality.

(However, this article doesn't seem to be aware of the Japanese findings, but at the same time, there is a conceptual difference between bending light and actually cloaking it.)

[-Gaynor79-]

If they could eventually make it practical, I would so want it. Of course, it probably wouldn't be available to common citizens as the possibility of using it for crime is blatantly apparent.

[ALchemist81]

Not only that, but how many peeping Toms would use something like that to sneak into girls locker rooms and stuff?

[westpark]

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DRC wrote:

Some of you may have heard me mention this in the past, but thanks to Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, scientists in Japan began working on a prototype for Thermoptic Camoflague that works by bending light around the user, giving them a distorted invisible appearance. Truth be told, they actually have the technology to make it work, but it's far too bulky to put into a practical application right now.

However, they're not the only ones working on such a concept, and the most recent issue of Discover Magazine has an article saying that we're now one step closer to making it a reality.

(However, this article doesn't seem to be aware of the Japanese findings, but at the same time, there is a conceptual difference between bending light and actually cloaking it.)

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKPVQal851U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEm4EY4IWTI&feature=related

[Swymco]

Seeing the picture of the block hiding the paper is amazing. But the article said it currently only works with polarized light.

It certainily is a step closer. Much better than the projector "invisibily" cloaks. I can't wait to finally see true cloaking technology.