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A curved invisibility screen could hide soldiers or buildings

By David Hambling

16 October 2019

Soldiers

Soldiers could hide behind an invisibility screen

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An invisibility screen has been developed that bends light to make objects disappear. It could be used to hide tanks and troops or to remove intrusive buildings from the landscape.

A recent video by Hyperstealth, a Canadian camouflage company, shows the screen in action. Initially, it appears as though there is an empty desk behind a clear screen, but as the camera moves around, it becomes apparent that the screen is actually hiding a helmet.

Hyperstealth has been developing its so-called Quantum Stealth material since 2011, but its claims were impossible…

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