I was surfing around Wired.com early and found this interesting article. Originally I was thinking it was about an actual cloaking field and in a fit of disappointment almost left the article. It turns out the actual topic is pretty interesting. The jist of it is that through a series of layers scientist can prevent a object being detected by a magnetic field but not so that it is possible to tell that is happening.
Its amazing how close we are to cloaking technology but I believe this can be more of a security threat then a help. The article itself mentions this can help shop lifters, but what if it can help people sneak in bombs or guns into places like airports? Imagine that for a second, weapons just passing right under the noses of security. The process doesn't seem hard to recreate and obviously isn't a secret so whats stopping terrorists from exploiting it? This is just another example of technology both endangering and bettering our lives.
-Whataburger
Cloaking device? Pretty cool I would use it for stealing cookies... just sayin' -shelby
ReplyDeleteThis could be a threat to national security. Very important.
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