A lot of designers and other manufacturers have toyed with the idea of creating an invisibility cloak. You know, the one from Harry Potter ? Well, a Canadian camouflage manufacturer Hyperstealth Biotechnology is very close to making it happen.

The manufacturer has filed a patent for a new material called "Quantum Stealth", which is capable of disguising soldiers and even their artillery like tanks, helicopters, ships and more. How awesome is that!

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According to the patent, the material in question doesn't require a power source and is both paper-thin. It's also inexpensive, making it a really good product altogether. The material apparently works by blending the light around the target to make it disappear.

Hyperstealth says their material can block infrared, thermal and ultraviolet signals, thereby making it appear as though the target is invisible. Well, if you don't care about the technicality, then you can head over to this page here to watch the invisibility cloak in action. There's about 100-minutes worth of footage.

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As you can see from the footage, the cloak appears to be doing its job very well. In fact, in some cases, it's almost too good to be true, while in others it seems to have some trouble. But either way, there's no denying that there's a lot of potentials and we could truly be looking at something revolutionary here.

With all that being said, it's worth pointing out that what we're looking at is still in patent form and we're far from seeing an actual invisibility cloak in action. That could take a while and even if they start making them, it'll be limited to military use. 

Source: Futurism