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.
> Although the current cloak represents a major advance, the researchers want to develop more sophisticated versions capable of performing additional functions. One particularly important goal is to conceal objects that produce heat themselves
I read the entire thing thinking it could cloak a soldier
I believe the Russians tried something similar in Ukraine with cloaking themselves to fool infrared drones.
We have AIs hacking people's computers and brains, and now we have the Major's thermo-optic camouflage. They were right to keep the newest Ghost in the Shell set in 2029-2030. Seems like it's right on time.
Next cyberpunk wizpop toy: thermoptic cameoflage.
The future is turning out to be fascinating as concerning.
Maybe this could be used to hide a cold spot from a wafer bake pin.
A Faraday for heat, eh?
I've always wanted to hide apples inside pears.
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paper article is based on
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-73167-0