Invisiblity Cloak my butt
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DivideBYZero
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Pretty much, apart from the reflective properties of the cloak material.
It is very limited at the moment. The closest I've seen to camo like this was when they got a car, strapped three huge LCD screens to the left hand side, then had corresponding video cameras on the right hand side of the car. When it was moving, it ws very obvious, but when the car was staionary (it was in some woods) it was impossible to make out.
For it to be useful in a military application, you'd have to cover the whole of a tank, have higher quality screens and no delay between capture -> display. The screens wouldn't exactly be strong, though...
It is very limited at the moment. The closest I've seen to camo like this was when they got a car, strapped three huge LCD screens to the left hand side, then had corresponding video cameras on the right hand side of the car. When it was moving, it ws very obvious, but when the car was staionary (it was in some woods) it was impossible to make out.
For it to be useful in a military application, you'd have to cover the whole of a tank, have higher quality screens and no delay between capture -> display. The screens wouldn't exactly be strong, though...
by then, they would have developed a plastic acryllic similar to plexigalss that'll replace metal armor. then they can just put the screens behind the clear plastic armor
Goood point. I've always though fiber-optics would be the answer to this problem.
I don't think this kind of camo is worthwhile for soldiers; if you see them in full camo gear complete with greenery strapped onto themselves, they've seriously difficult to detect. The only useful camo for soldiers would be heat shielding so that IR cameras can no longer pick them out. This would be increadibly hot to wear, however, or would require some kind of active cooling.
This kind of oiptical camo would only be useful for vehicles, IMO
I don't think this kind of camo is worthwhile for soldiers; if you see them in full camo gear complete with greenery strapped onto themselves, they've seriously difficult to detect. The only useful camo for soldiers would be heat shielding so that IR cameras can no longer pick them out. This would be increadibly hot to wear, however, or would require some kind of active cooling.
This kind of oiptical camo would only be useful for vehicles, IMO
mesthead21
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radioouman
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Dude, it came from Japan. Of course it's real. Technology in Japan is light years ahead of what we have in America. They've got Gundams.
Sphexi
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Right now, yes, it's fairly limited. Once they work out all of the issues with OLEDs though, they'll be able to use those as better screens, and use micro cams to get the images from behind the person/vehicle. Give it 5 years and we'll have usable versions.
Using that technology as camoflague is stupid yes, it is not at that level, however it is a good showcase of a unique innovation. I think the possible practical applications of this technology are still pretty cool and merit its invention.
Rock Hydra
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I hope other camo devices are more practical, but i can get this same effect for myself in front of the screen at the local AMC movie theater
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