New 3D thermal invisibility cloak makes objects disappear from infrared cameras www.sciencedaily.com 36 points by stevenalowe 2 days ago
tescreal 26 minutes ago Next cyberpunk wizpop toy: thermoptic cameoflage.The future is turning out to be fascinating as concerning.
AuthAuth 1 hour ago This is gonna be going straight to Ukraine MrDrMcCoy 8 minutes ago I certainly hope so!
whatsakandr 1 hour ago This headline is wrong. This has nothing to do with thermal cameras. It's "cloaking" by making it appear to have the same bulk thermal properties as it's surroundings. schiffern 6 minutes ago Yes. Unfortunately many people are reading this thinking it's a FLIR invisibility cloak.FYI Ukraine already has FLIR invisibility cloaks (fancy camo space blankets): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfdF3iIwoX4This is thermal cloak, explained here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM2RJi4mRZ0Notably it only works after the heat flow settles back down to equilibrium. If you're moving, it doesn't work.
schiffern 6 minutes ago Yes. Unfortunately many people are reading this thinking it's a FLIR invisibility cloak.FYI Ukraine already has FLIR invisibility cloaks (fancy camo space blankets): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfdF3iIwoX4This is thermal cloak, explained here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM2RJi4mRZ0Notably it only works after the heat flow settles back down to equilibrium. If you're moving, it doesn't work.
jagged-chisel 1 hour ago Does this work for things that emit heat? glitchc 1 hour ago Let me answer your question with a question: Does the infrared camera detect emitted heat? SeanAnderson 1 hour ago Doesn't everything emit heat? :) thenthenthen 12 minutes ago The article mentions thats the next step
glitchc 1 hour ago Let me answer your question with a question: Does the infrared camera detect emitted heat?
paper article is based on
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-73167-0
Next cyberpunk wizpop toy: thermoptic cameoflage.
The future is turning out to be fascinating as concerning.
This is gonna be going straight to Ukraine
I certainly hope so!
A Faraday for heat, eh?
Bad luck skynet
And that Predator monster!
Wow, a blanket!
More like an iron maiden
This headline is wrong. This has nothing to do with thermal cameras. It's "cloaking" by making it appear to have the same bulk thermal properties as it's surroundings.
Yes. Unfortunately many people are reading this thinking it's a FLIR invisibility cloak.
FYI Ukraine already has FLIR invisibility cloaks (fancy camo space blankets): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfdF3iIwoX4
This is thermal cloak, explained here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM2RJi4mRZ0
Notably it only works after the heat flow settles back down to equilibrium. If you're moving, it doesn't work.
Does this work for things that emit heat?
Let me answer your question with a question: Does the infrared camera detect emitted heat?
Doesn't everything emit heat? :)
The article mentions thats the next step