Invisibility clothing

[Luineancaion]

For those of you who don't read /. check this out

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

The video of the guy in the jacket is utterly amazing, I wonder how good this will be in a few years.

[chuddy_2001uk]

That's too cool. But what would they use it for?

[Luineancaion]

Well I'm not sure what they'd use it for, but if it was any better I'm sure you'd use it for something involving girls changing rooms :P

[chuddy_2001uk]

Me? no not me. actually...

[Fatvod]

actually this was in popular science and they were goin gto use it in wars i think!

[chuddy_2001uk]

And it would fit right in with Red Alert.

[Wovi]

This is an old old concept, but its so good to see it working. ( saw the vids aaaages ago but fair enough)

[Dhaka]

if u mean command and conquer: red alert (preferably 2 and its expansion) id kill u in that game

[x999x]

This is very old technology, it seems to be making the rounds as "new" every year or so. I've read about this technique about 5 years ago.

The basis for this technology is primarily for engineering and doctors. In both cases, this technology makes it possible to work on a subject without your hands or tools obstructing your view. Your tools or gloves would have the glass bead material that's needed to reflect the projected image from behind.

What's really happening here is there's a video camera that records what's behind what you're supposed to make "disappear" then a projector overlays that image onto the specially coated jacket, gloves or tools.

While the principle of this technique is really simple, the technology aspect is getting the projector to ONLY project it's image onto the special material they've devised to reflect it back.

[Luineancaion]

Geez where have I been :\ 5 years? I should start reading a few of those science magazines sometime.