A Japanese scientist has developed a coat which appears to make the wearer invisible.
The illusion was part of a demonstration of optical camouflage technology at Tokyo University.
It is the brainchild of Professor Susumu Tachi who is in the early stage of research he hopes will eventually make camouflaged objects virtually transparent.
The photograph was taken through a viewfinder that uses a combination of moving images taken behind the wearer to give a transparent effect.
It's hoped the technology will be useful for surgeons frustrated their own hands and surgical tools can block their view of operations and pilots who wish cockpit floors were transparent for landings.
Hey Marc you stole my thread Buddy. You didn't know that did you? Now you do, cheaters never win.
Anyway, I have read this article and I think it just needs more research. It would be a cool thing if we wore cloaks like these but what is the purpose? It beats the hell outta me.
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Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo'- H.G Wells
Looks like a green jacket being projected onto, the source being the camera on the ground off to the right side of the image. I'm having a hard time being impressed. But what's this about thread stealing - Marc posted this over a year and a half ago..
hazel_dragoneye said this in post #2 : Anyway, I have read this article and I think it just needs more research. It would be a cool thing if we wore cloaks like these but what is the purpose? It beats the hell outta me.
The same prupose as everything else ever invented in the history of world. War. Think of the possibilities if you could invade a country with all your soldiers wearing invisibility cloaks.
Sean Kelly said this in post #5 : Looks like a green jacket being projected onto, the source being the camera on the ground off to the right side of the image. I'm having a hard time being impressed. But what's this about thread stealing - Marc posted this over a year and a half ago..
When I researched this on the internet it did tell me that they used this special kind of camera to take the picture, I had forgotten the name of the type of camera but its there....
Anyway, I was going to post this thread on Military and Science board two days ago and I noticed that it was already used and I was so I laughed at the thought that he cheated using my thread, not knowing that it was posted a year or so ago.
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'Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo' -H.G Wells
The same prupose as everything else ever invented in the history of world. War. Think of the possibilities if you could invade a country with all your soldiers wearing invisibility cloaks.
Look at the picture again, the woman in the picture's head isn't concealed. If we had a war and used these cloaks, yes the possiblity that the enemy might kill you is decreased but if the enemy is smart enough or has common sense than they will see that this cloak doesn't protect the body at all, its not a bullet proof vest. The enemy can just shoot you where ever and might miss but probably won't if their technology will detect a body. For the military, I don't think its possible. Its been tried though....
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'Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo' H.G Wells
Hey - awesome gabo, thanks for the link - the videos are much more compelling than the still shots. Though the concept is simple, it seems like there could be some very real benefits to such a technology. I especially like the thought of being able to see through your own hands when working on complicated/intricate tasks as a surgeon might.
I wonder if they started developing it before or after the idea was mentioned in The World Is Not Enough...
Surgeons being able to see through their hands is a fantastic idea, but imagine trying to hold something and not knowing where, exactly, your fingers are... that'd take some practicing.
"I'm for it so we can put Nuclear power plants up there, and then beam the power back to earth on a laser beam." ~ Whidden
November Edition of Popular Science includes an article about Home Entertainment Systems, including one television that becomes invisible when you turn it off. I think believe it's being invented by the same geniuses above.
"I'm for it so we can put Nuclear power plants up there, and then beam the power back to earth on a laser beam." ~ Whidden
Oh boy - if they come up with that, I'll be standing in line for one - unless being "invisible" means that it is projecting through to what lies beyond the wall rather than being transparent. I want a TV that's an actual window when I turn it off
for some odd reason, while the word "Ganya" was still just a thought-dropping in my head, I thought it'd only be four letters. But apparently it's five. yep.
02-05-2003 06:04 PM
imagine the pranks you could pull with this thing
