paper article is based on

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-73167-0

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.

This is gonna be going straight to Ukraine

> 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.