‘Invisibility cloak’ stealth material can hide objects by bending light and could ‘one day be used by the military’
- Quantum Stealth is a material which bends light – making objects disappear
- Canadian company Hyperstealth has been working on the product since 2011
- The material can hide a target and can bend in Ultraviolet and Infrared
Invisibility cloak technology has been developed that bends light in order to make objects disappear.
The material, which was created by Canada-based camouflage company Hyperstealth, could be used to hide large items such as army tanks or even to shield troops on the ground from enemies.
Amazing video footage shows the screen in all its glory – in one clip a white sheet on the screen is visible, before a small miniature tank is revealed behind the screen.
This is while another clip shows the screen in front of what looks like a tree, but it comes down, revealing a large housing complex.
The company has been developing the technology for a number of years but has now applied for patents to begin the process of manufacturing it.
The new technology is a simple piece of material which Hyperstealth have been working on since 2011
The material is able to cover objects (left) making them look different to what they actually are (right)
The patent-pending Quantum Stealth material is able to hide a target as well being able to bend in ultraviolet, infrared and shortwave infrared.
It is able to block the Therman Spectrum, which is how it garnered its nickname of the ‘Broadband Invisibility cloak’.
The product is inexpensive and has no power source. It can hide a number of objects including army vehicles and ships.
Video footage shows these two miniature tanks being covered with the material
It can work in any environment, and is able to perform well any time of the day or night.
The company has also filed three other patents, one of which could allow for aircraft detection and tracking.
Laser Scattering, Deviation & Manipulation technology has been developed which can split a single laser into over 3,888,000 smaller lasers.
With this many lasers you are able to create a system of lasers that behave like radars, which typically use one laser, a spinning mirror and an optical receiver to determine the surroundings.
These are often found on self-driving vehicles and these lasers should allow for ultra-high resolution at longer distances, allowing computers to identify dangerous objects.
Earlier this year it was reported that the US government had spent millions researching invisibility cloaks, as well as laser-powered weapons in a top secret programme.
In January declassified papers emerged which revealed the US government spent tax-payers’ money researching science fiction concepts.
These include using stable wormholes to travel to other parts of space, invisibility cloaking, warp drive and high energy laser weapons.
The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) released the list in response to a freedom of information request.
Declassified documents containing the remarkable details of 38 secret government funded projects have now been made public.
