Japanese Scientist Invents 'Invisibility Cloak'

Ananova ^ | 2-5-2003

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Japanese scientist invents 'invisibility cloak'

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.

Story filed: 14:15 Wednesday 5th February 2003

[Warhead W-88]

Awsome.

They're already doing the light-matching with planes. Could be that our infantry is wearing these kinds of camoflage cloacks in ten or twenty years.

[Warhead W-88]

I mean, it's not real invisibility, of course.

But I imagine that it makes you pretty hard to see at 200 feet. Or it will, once it's improved.

[Arkie2]

So that's how the Klingons did it!

[SamAdams76]

What happened to her breasts?

[VadeRetro]

Posted here.

[Lloyd Grey]

I thought the Romulans invented the first cloaking device?

[perfect stranger]

look again warhead. for something to be invisible you gotta wear special glasses.

[BullDog108]

Maybe she's flat! ;^)

[Focault's Pendulum]

What happened to her breasts?

Biological stealth.

[freemama]

Can we put it Barbra Streisand please-please-please?

[robertpaulsen]

"What happened to her breasts?"

Well, the good news is that you're invisible. The bad news ....

What was the comedy routine where the people in the pub pretended that the guy was invisible, but they were just humoring him? That's what the photo reminds me of.

[APBaer]

I've been assured that the special cloak makes me invisible.

[Caipirabob]

Thought you'd appreciate this, although she doesn't look quite like Major Motoko Kusanagi. *grin*

[Saturnalia]

Gah, you pinged him first.
Still, this can only lead to more female cyborg secret ops people running around.

[husky ed]

Now if they can just get the Cone of Silence working!

[TrappedInLiberalHell]

Is Ananova a credible source?

[Brett66]

That is very cool, I bet we could do a lot better camouflage
on a tank or airplane or ship etc.

[Salman]

Perfect. I will wear it over my elven mithril-coat after I put on my levitation boots.

[Caipirabob]

Still, this can only lead to more female cyborg secret ops people running around.

The Japanese do have a touch for aesthetics...