From: nagle@netcom.com (John Nagle)
Subject: Re: ANNOUNCE: Camouflage Using Electro-Optical Technique
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 02:55:40 GMT
Message-ID: <nagleE6uyss.FyC@netcom.com>
Organization: Netcom On-Line Services


esoteria@ix.netcom.com (Richard N. Schowengerdt) writes:
>The Invention - This system is designed to conceal an object from view
>by placing a thin video screen between the observer and the object
>being concealed and at the same time presenting a full color image of
>the background on the screen for view by the observer, thus creating
>the illusion that the object is not there. 

     This is a classic idea in science fiction and techno-thrillers.
It's not yet feasible because "thin video screens" are still 
too thick, too expensive, and too dim.  But maybe after the
"TV you can hang on the wall" finally ships...

					John Nagle

nagle@netcom.com (John Nagle)