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2012-12-06, 23:33 | Link #1482 |
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Not sure if anyone has seen this yet, but:
Quantum Stealth; The Invisible Military Becomes A Reality CNN Interview here. Apparently it's a camo that utilizes bending of light to render the person "invisible". Not sure how much of it is true, but they claim it works. It's also one of the camos adopted in Black Ops 2. |
2012-12-07, 00:00 | Link #1483 |
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I remember there was a material that could bend light around an object, but it was a stationary kind of thing. They were talking about using it near industrial districts so the urbanites would see the hills beyond without seeing the factories at all.
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2012-12-07, 00:16 | Link #1485 |
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Active Stealth, like in Full Metal Panic would be a game changer for a lot of things. But can it prevent the detection of heat?
Imagine a new model Stealth fighter with both active and passive stealth. Not only might it not show up on radar at all, but you wouldn't see it either. But the effect of it being there will still be noticable I think. Noise, heat, contrails if they aren't careful. But you have to be looking for those things, before it puts a missile in your communications bunker. Somehow I can already imagine the Israelis with something like that. The only way to prove it was them would be from the remains of the ordinance used.
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2012-12-07, 00:38 | Link #1486 |
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Well, theoretically, it MIGHT be possible to create a material such that it refracts light all the way around the material and through the other side, like water running over a rock. And if it's possible with the visible spectrum, it should also be possible with radio/IR waves as well I guess. But this seems like quite a big jump, so I still have my doubts about this..
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2012-12-07, 00:46 | Link #1487 | |||
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according to the site, it blocks IR as well, though tbh the way they're putting it, you'd think it can block a supernova explosion too.
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2012-12-07, 01:12 | Link #1488 |
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I feel that it needs to be said that this technology has been making the news for over a year now. For a relatable source, Cracked.com is one such place it's appeared. It's been on a few news outlets for science as well, I recall.
The most likely use of this technology will be infantry warfare. Ground vehicles, ships, and planes are all vulnerable to a myriad of different weapons but also have the capabilities to defend themselves, hence why we still use all of that stuff. Infantry is vulnerable to basically everything, and we humans simply aren't built to withstand the weapons we've produced for the specific purpose of killing humans and things we've built to kill humans. Even a mostly invisible soldier is a huge leap in saving lives from any threat that requires a direct line of sight such as armor, other infantry, and all sorts of other threats. While a lot of you are spot on about issues related to large-scale objects and their ability to diffuse high quantities of heat effectively, those issues could technically be mitigated with some sort of cooling system prior to exhaust. Even if the exhaust was vented at a higher-than-average temperature to be visibly seen it would still be rather difficult to find in many environments. As far as submarines go... Submarines are already capable of becoming basically invisible to all means in a specifically located layer of water below the surface. Sure, this technology could, in theory, protect them from being discovered at the surface. The issue is that this isn't WWII, and if a submarine doesn't want to be found it wont be. If I've said anything incorrect, please be sure to let me know.
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2012-12-07, 01:36 | Link #1489 | |
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2012-12-08, 19:35 | Link #1491 |
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The problem with bending light around an object is basic -- you can't see shit if you're inside - just a spherical mirror if you bring your own light.
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2012-12-08, 23:25 | Link #1492 | |
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P.S I know you and your colleagues already had a breakthrough in that area long time ago. Share please for the sake of science.
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2012-12-09, 02:33 | Link #1493 |
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The only major invisibility breakthrough I've heard of was years ago when they managed to bend light around an apple from one angle. Which is to say completely useless considering the same effect could be achieved by using a camouflage blanket according to your situation. :P
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2012-12-09, 19:31 | Link #1495 |
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Billion-Ton Comet May Have Missed Earth by a Few Hundred Kilometers in 1883:
"A reanalysis of historical observations suggest Earth narrowly avoided an extinction event just over a hundred years ago." See: http://www.technologyreview.com/view...eters-in-1883/ |
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The nice thing about humans is that if we were to completely cover them in this invisible material and leave only small holes for their eyes, you would still have a 99+% invisible person. Spotting and engaging a tiny little disc of white and brown/blue/green from a distance would basically make you superhuman. Also, there's this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oculus_Rift
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2012-12-10, 00:04 | Link #1497 |
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Break through against Leukemia.
This method is still in its experimental stage, but the impact it can potentially have in the future at fighting disease is exponential. I was all excited reading through the article.
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2012-12-10, 02:39 | Link #1499 |
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Just one step bigger from the vaccine, no?
But actually, this is kind of genetic modification-lite, at least in effect; not quite modifying the genes themselves, but the body and its immune system and more importantly how they work. Very, very promising. |
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