Scientists in China have created a new camouflaging material that changes colour in response to its surroundings, an advance they say may help develop clothing to make one “effectively invisible”.

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Russia has developed and deployed new camouflage technology for its troops that many have nicknamed “invisibility cloaks,” local news has reported. “This new ‘cloak-nevidimka’ is part of the Russian – ...

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