The U.S. military is backing the development of camouflage fabrics that could one day make their soldiers completely invisible, it has been claimed.

camouflage fabrics：伪装织物

The so-called 'Quantum Stealth' camouflage material is said to render its wearers completely invisible by bending light waves around them

Quantum Stealth：量子隐形.

Its makers claim the material, which is in effect similar to the invisibility cloak worn by Harry Potter, can even fool night-vision goggles.

night-vision goggles：夜视镜

However, its development is apparently so secret the Canadian company behind it says it cannot even show the technology in action and offers only mock ups of its effect on their website.

mock up：实体模型

Nevertheless, Guy Cramer, CEO of Hyperstealth Biotechnology Corp, says he does not care that some observers remain sceptical as to his company's claims since 'the people that need to know that it works have seen it'.

'Two separate command groups within the U.S. Military and two separate Canadian Military groups as well as Federal Emergency Response Team (Counter Terrorism) have seen the actual material so they could verify that I was not just manipulating video or photo results,' Mr Cramer said.

'These groups now know that it works and does so without cameras, batteries, lights or mirrors...It is lightweight and quite inexpensive. Both the U.S. and Canadian military have confirmed that it also works against military IR scopes and Thermal Optics.'

IR scopes：infrared ray 红外线

Thermal Optics：热成像

In a statement published on his company's website, Mr Cramer explained he cannot disclose any details about how his remarkable fabric bends light around its wearer. Instead he gives examples of how it might be used.

He says it would be invaluable to pilots forced to eject over enemy terrain and evade capture; it would allow special forces teams to carry out raids in broad daylight without detection; it could enable the creation of the next generation of stealth aircraft, invisible not only to radar but also the naked eye; and it would enable submarines to remain concealed even when they surface near an enemy fleet.

【新闻快讯】隐身斗篷堪称《哈利·波特》系列小说中最令人向往的“神器”之一。随着科技的进步，一披上斗篷就“消失”的情节将不再只存在于小说中。据英国《每日邮报》11日报道，加拿大一家公司近日声称已经研发出一种伪装材料，能使穿戴者在人们的视线中完全“消失”。这种名为“量子隐形”的伪装材料可以使光线弯曲，从而使其覆盖的物品实面“隐身”。其制造商——加拿大超级隐形生物科技公司称，“量子隐形”实际上跟哈利·波特穿的隐身斗篷非常相似，不仅能“骗”过肉眼，在军用夜视镜、红外线和热成像技术的探测下，也能成功隐身。并且，这种技术不需要借助相机、电池、光线或镜子，它的质量很轻，成本也不昂贵。

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