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Briefing
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- Infrared Camouflage – International researchers from Turkey, U.S., and U.K. created material controllable by voltage to either absorb or reflect infrared radiation, making hot objects appear as cold and cold objects appear as hot in thermal scans
- Material Components – Thick graphene layer combined with thin coating of ionic fluid sealed in plastic and placed on top of thin gold electrode
- Flexible Properties – Different voltages applied to material results in different conductivities, affecting emissivity of graphene layer, allowing material to transition from infrared absorber to reflector and vice versa
- Applications – Include military clothing to disguise soldiers from background when viewed by infrared camera, as well as adaptive shields for satellites
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Sector
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Military and Security
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Source
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Lee, C., "Salt-infused graphene creates an infrared cloaking device",
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Davis, N., "Scientists develop thermal camouflage that can fool infrared cameras",
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Holt, K., "Scientists dupe infrared cameras with thermal camouflage",
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"Thermal camouflage disguises hot and cold,"
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Original Publication Date
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August 3, 2018
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