One step closer to invisibility

[FryerTuck]

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/05/090506-cloaking-device-star-trek.html
It ain't much now but sooner or later women will have to be extra cautious when entering the change room!

Now some thoughts from the Escapist Community

 

[GodsOneMistake]

I doubt they would release something like this to the public

 

[RetiarySword]

Cool, I want a nanosuit!

 

[FryerTuck]

I doubt they would release something like this to the public

Oh come on, we can't let reality stop us from our dreams!

 

[C0RV4L0U5]

hehe first thing i thought of was some army guys covering a tank in a really fancy snuggle blanket. Hey you know you felt like the world couldnt see you under there!!

 

[ryai458]

awesome guess who's got two thumbs and buying awhole bunch of that and thumbtacks me!

 

[Glerken]

Nice.
I want one.

 

[savandicus]

Imagine the practical jokes you could pull with one of those

 

[Cortheya]

Can't wait to have this

 

[Nmil-ek]

I doubt they would release something like this to the public

Screw reality, reality cant stand up to a man and a dream and alot of explosives!

 

[Jharry5]

[small]Sounds like this is some way from being a reality[/small]
I didn't want to say it, but I had to. Shame though, the possibilities are endless...

 

[mr mcshiznit]

Honestly as much as I would love to become invisable I really think it would lead to nothing but bad bad things...with bad bad men...like myself. And dont you look at me like that, you know you thought it.

 

[A random person]

Great, make it work at macroscopic levels and with visible wavelengths and you got yourself some voyeurism. Imagine the possibilities and pranks you could do.

 

[TaborMallory]

If true invisibility can be obtained, the cloaked person in question would be blind, because no light would be hitting their retinas.

This does sound kinda cool, though. I mean, the object doesn't have to be a person. Just think of all the military or entertainment applications...

 

[SmilingKitsune]

I remember reading an interview with a leading developer of an invisibility jacket, when asked whether he thought time travel would be possible in the future he responded "of course", when they proceeded to ask him that if that were the case, why have we not yet met any time travlers? He replied "Because they will most likely have developed perfect invisibility by then".
I just thought I'd share that, I remember it really made me think about the future, and also caused me to do a search of my room for any cloaked time travelers, this stuff excites me.

 

[wasalp]

If true invisibility can be obtained, the cloaked person in question would be blind, because no light would be hitting their retinas.

This does sound kinda cool, though.

dam you and your crushing realism...

 

[TaborMallory]

If true invisibility can be obtained, the cloaked person in question would be blind, because no light would be hitting their retinas.

This does sound kinda cool, though.

dam you and your crushing realism...

Kekekeke.

I've always been drawn to "realistic sci-fi". As many people here might already know, I'm a major fan of Michael Crichton. In just about every sci-fi form of media he wrote, he always has an explanation for what he imagines and leaves nothing to magic.

 

[MrNades]

I doubt they would release something like this to the public

Screw reality, reality cant stand up to a man and a dream and alot of explosives!

Hell yeah... but the explosives can always blow up in your face.

 

[Gizmo]

Would be amazing if they could develop this, however wars would get much more confusing.